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A suffix changes a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. But when you add a suffix, which is an ending, it can change the part of speech. Happily is an adverb. Happiness is a noun.

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The placement of the word in the sentence. It depends on where it is as to what part of speech it can be labeled as.

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