According to these frames, where the word in question goes in the place indicated by , nouns
allow the plural marking suffix -(e)s to be attached, or the possessive ’s, whereas verbs can have
the past tense -ed or the 3rd singular form -(e)s. Adjectives can take comparative and superlative endings -er or -est, or combine with the suffix -ly. (5) shows some examples derived from these
frames: