New Hampshire Foundations of Reading Practice Test

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What is the function of inflectional affixes?

To change the meaning of the word
To change the part of speech
To serve a grammatical function
To create new root words

The correct answer is: To serve a grammatical function

Inflectional affixes serve a grammatical function by modifying a base word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case. For example, adding "-s" to a noun to indicate plurality (e.g., "cat" becomes "cats") or adding "-ed" to a verb to indicate past tense (e.g., "walk" becomes "walked") demonstrates how inflectional affixes provide essential grammatical information that alters the form of the word without changing its core meaning. This grammatical functionality is crucial in conveying the relationships between words in sentences and enforcing tense consistency, subject-verb agreement, and overall clarity in communication.