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Skynessa Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
How will it be correct? And why?
Hi! I read Murphy's Grammar in use (for elementary). And I have a question.
Sometimes a word ends in a vowel + a consonant.
Before -ing / -ed / -er / -est, the consonant at the end is 'doubled'.
So, why is "listening", not "listenning" correct? And also "wearing", not "wearring"...
Sometimes a word ends in a vowel + a consonant.
Before -ing / -ed / -er / -est, the consonant at the end is 'doubled'.
So, why is "listening", not "listenning" correct? And also "wearing", not "wearring"...
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OK, it seems as I found the answer: Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if both of the following are true: the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word, and the consonant is preceded by a single vowel.
- OK, it seems as I found the answer: Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if both of the following are true: the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word, and the consonant is preceded by a single vowel.
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OK, it seems as I found the answer:
Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if both of the following are true: the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word, and the consonant is preceded by a single vowel.
Double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel if both of the following are true: the consonant ends a stressed syllable or a one-syllable word, and the consonant is preceded by a single vowel.
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