Lets continue withe the End Spelling. The ing-form 1- We normally leave outewhen we add ing to a verb. take —> taking drive —> driving But we keep a double e before ing. see —> seeing agree —> agreeing 2-When a verb ends inieit changes to ying. die —> dying lie —> lying But ydoes not change. hurry —> hurrying 3 Sometimes we double a final consonant. This happens when a one-syllable verb ends with one vowel and one consonant, e.g. win, put. win —> winning put --> putting. ………………………………………. …………………… .. Adverbs We form many adverbs from an adjective + ly. slow —> slowly calm —> calmly 1-We do not leave outebefore ly. safe —> safely strange --> strangely But there are a few exceptions. due —> duly true —> truly whole —> wholly. 2-When an adjective ends in a consonant + y, theychanges to ily. angry —> angrily happy —> happily An exception is shy --> shyly. 3 When an adjective ends in a consonant + le, the e changes toy. probable —> probably sensible —> sensibly 4 When an adjective ends in ic, we add ally. automatic —> automatically romantic --> romantically But there is one exception. public —> publicly
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