部分单词的特殊形态:
A
an -- variation of "a".
am , are - conj of "be"
away -- compound of a - way.
B
been , being -- conj. of "be"
better , best -- comparative and superlatives of Good and Well.
C
came , coming - conj of "come"
D
does , did , done , doing -- conj of "do"
E , F ,
farther, farthest -- comparative and superlative of Far.
further, furthest -- from Far.
G
gave , given , giving -- conj. of "give"
gone , goes , going -- conj of "go"
got , gat , gotten , getting - conj. of "get"
H
has , hath , have , had , having - conj. of "have"
her , him -- pronouns of He.
his, hers -- possessive pronouns.
I
inner - comparative of "in"
is -- conj. of "be"
it , its, itself -- pronouns.
J , K
kept , keeping -- conj. of "keep"
L
less , least -- comparative forms of Little
M
made , making -- conj. of "make"
me , my , mine -- pronouns.
might -- transitive of "may"
more , most -- comparative and superlative of Much.
N
nearer, nearest -- comparative of Near
never -- contraction of "Not Ever".
O
one -- Basic English assumes the numbers are know: 1, 2, 3, ...; their spelled out use is from the international list, with "one" becoming a pronoun.
our, ours -- possessive pronoun
outer - comparative of out
P , Q , R
S
's -- possessive as "apostrophe s". Usage: Bob's box as alternate to box of Bob.
said , saying - conj of "say"
saw , seen , seeing -- conj. of "see"
sent , sending -- conj. of "send"
she -- feminine pronoun of He
T
their , them , these , they , those -- plural and possessive pronouns.
took , taken , taking -- conj. of "take"
U
us -- plural pronoun of I
V , W
was, were -- past tense of "be"
we -- plural of I
went -- past tense of "go"
worse, worst -- comparative and superlatives of bad
would -- from axillary "will"
what, which , whom, whose -- variations of the question, Who (Old English, "hwa")
X , Y , Z
your, yours -- possessive of You |