Suffixes are parts of words, therefore they are not parts of speech.
Parts of speech are full words like LOGICAL - CAL is a part of that word that is an adjective.
The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
The suffix "cal" means "pertaining to".
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.
Suffixes cannot be parts of speech. Now the suffix emia is usually associated with words that are nounds take : leukemia : for example
determines its part of speech.
The suffix affects a word's part of speech. For example, the word 'happy' is an adjective. When you change the suffix, it changes the part of speech. If you change 'happy' into 'happiness' it becomes a noun; when you change it into 'happily' it becomes an adverb.
It's a suffix.
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The word "-ing" is a suffix. You will see this suffix on the end of gerunds.
The suffix "cal" means "pertaining to".
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.
"-ward" isn't any part of speech. It's a suffix.
Suffixes cannot be parts of speech. Now the suffix emia is usually associated with words that are nounds take : leukemia : for example
determines its part of speech.
A word with the -able suffix is usually an adjective.
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"-ical" isn't any part of speech. It's a suffix (noun) added to a word to create an adjective.