Ok so I'm trying to do this vocab packet and it wants me to change find the noun form of each word. There are more than this but if you could just show me how...I could probably do the rest. Also we are supposed to change other words to verbs. One example would be coalition. Is there some trick to doing this?
intercede
petulant
2006-12-11 15:55:00 · 2 answers · asked by Emily 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
intercede...it's all about what sounds most natural and utilizing different suffixes. first, consider the part of speech. it's a verb, right? now you want to change it to, say, someone who is interceding. try adding the suffix -er, or -ee. -er means 'one who performs the action' and -ee means, well, basically the indirect object. now you have 'interceder' or 'intercedee'.
when you change from noun to verb, let's use 'coalition'. how about thinking of the action of participating in a coalition? coalitioning could work.
it takes a bit of brain power, but you'll get a rhythm for it eventually. good luck!
2006-12-11 16:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by larkaloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The noun form of "intercede" is "intercession".
The noun form of "petulant" is "petulance".
The verb form of "coalition" is "coalesce".
Sorry, but there is no standard formula to follow. The English language is too irregular in this respect, and there are dozens of ways that the noun forms of verbs and adjectives are formed, and vice-versa.
2006-12-11 16:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by wild_turkey_willie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋