Wednesday, February 21, 2007

 

-gged words

Question:
Why are -gged words like 'jagged' 'ragged' 2 syllables but 'wagged' 'sagged ' 1 syllable?
Answer:
If they are adjectives, they are 2 syllables; verbs are 1.
-ed is derivational for the adjectives, -ed is inflectional for verbs.

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