Category

A. Derivation Category
1. Derivational of Noun
A. Verb to Noun

Speak = speaker

Swim = Swimming

Read = Reader/Reading

B. Adjective to Noun

Kind = kindness

Black = Blackness

C. Noun to Noun

Mother = Motherhood

We can also add suffixes such as –hood, -ship, -ness, -ity, -ment, -al, -er in the words like Motherhood,
brotherhood, friendship, kindness, sincerity, security, government, refusal, walker

2. Derivation of Adjective
A. Noun to Adjective

Care – careful

B. Verb to Adjective

Read – readable

Receive – receivable

C. Adjective to Adjective

Possible – impossible

Common – uncommon

3. Derivation of Verb
A. Noun to verb
Slave – enslave

Analysis – Analyze

B. Adjective to verb

Legal – legalize

Rich – enrich

C. Verb to verb

Pack – unpack

Continue – Discontinue

A. Inflectional Category

Noun Inflectional Category

1. Number
2. Gender
3. Person
4. Case

Verb Inflectional Category

1. Tense
2. Aspect
3. Voice
4. Mood & modality