Word form for understanding

September 24, 2019

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We’ve worked closely with lawyers and proofreaders to create a memorandum of understanding template (Word) for you to use in your joint agreements.

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We’ve worked closely with lawyers and proofreaders to create a memorandum of understanding template (Word) for you to use in your joint agreements.

  • • Description of purpose
  • • Responsibilities of parties
  • • Amendment clause

Click below to download our memorandum of understanding

What is a memorandum of understanding?

A memorandum of understanding, or MoU for short, is a broad outline of an agreement where two or more parties (usually organizations) express their intent in a negotiation.

Think of an MoU as a set of guiding principles, terms, requirements, and responsibilities that parties can voluntarily participate in.

A memorandum of understanding is commonly used in political negotiations, local clubs, and communities—although it can also be used in commercial dealings.

Under the law, a memorandum of understanding, a letter of intent, and a memorandum of agreement are essentially the same document.

Get access to our Memorandum of Understanding

MoUs can be useful documents to bring many parties together and work towards a common goal. However, depending on the structure of your organization, you may need to repeatedly use a memorandum of understanding.

That’s why we’ve created a simple template so you can save time re-creating the same information over and over again.

Click below to get a copy of our memorandum of understanding sample

Advantages of a memorandum of understanding

The main benefit of using a document in between formal and informal contracts shines when dealing with agreements across different legislations.

For example, an MoU may be used in overseas agreements to avoid issues with compatibility between international and national laws. That’s why it’s common to see MoUs used to modify or adapt existing treaties.

The elements and format of a great memorandum of understanding

MoUs can be long and confusing; however, only a handful of components really matter. Below are five critical elements of an MoU agreement.

1. Parties

In this part of your MoU, you capture the names and addresses of the parties involved.

Unlike other types of agreements where it’s common to have just a couple of parties, a memorandum of understanding often has many parties participating.

If anything, this section of your MoU template will be the field that you’ll be editing the most based on the number of parties in the agreement.

2. Purpose

A memorandum of understanding is considered to be a high-level agreement between voluntary parties. So there’s no need to get ultra-specific with these descriptions. At the same time, you don’t want your purpose to sound ambiguous to the point where parties aren’t clear what they’re committing to.

It’s quite normal that an MoU is used as an agreement before an agreement—meaning, it’s in the early stages of outlining promises parties are willing to make to each other.

The best way to think of the purpose section of the memorandum of understanding is to consider what all parties are willing to pledge toward a common goal. For example, two government agencies may sign off on an MoU to minimize public safety risks. No promises are made at this point, just general commitments.

3. Responsibilities

Once you’ve established a purpose for your MoU document, it’s time to break that objective down into responsibilities for each party. Think about the strengths of each stakeholder on the agreement and how they could contribute toward your goal.

Your responsibilities section is a reflection of the delegated commitments for each party. Again, you want to keep the responsibilities relatively high-level; however, you also want to make the accountability points clear for each party.

4. Amendments

Sometimes, no matter how much preparation you do, circumstances may change the nature of your memorandum of agreement.

If, for example, your purpose or responsibilities significantly shift, you’ll need a clause in your template that ensures that all parties are to sign off on the new terms of the agreement.

5. Signatures

A memorandum of understanding is somewhere between a formal contract and a handshake. So while it’s an official document, an MoU is not legally binding. Nevertheless, it’s essential to capture signatures from all participating parties as the contents of an MoU can still be used in the court of law.

So when you draw up your MoU and get interest, be diligent in acquiring signatures from the relevant delegates as a point of reference.

Get access to our Memorandum of Understanding

MoUs can be useful documents to bring many parties together and work towards a common goal. However, depending on the structure of your organization, you may need to repeatedly use a memorandum of understanding.

That’s why we’ve created a simple template so you can save time re-creating the same information over and over again.

Click below to get a copy of our memorandum of understanding sample

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ about Memorandum of Understanding

A memorandum of understanding and a memorandum of agreement is essentially the same document, and the terms are used interchangeably depending on the preference.

What separate MoUs to contracts is the intent of the document. When entering an agreement, the intention is to form a legal relationship between parties.
However, with an MoU, the intention is not to be legally bound by the terms, and instead, it’s about defining mutual goals and objectives amongst various stakeholders.

Generally speaking, an MOU should include:

  • Parties involved
  • Purpose of commitments
  • Responsibilities of parties
  • Amendments
  • Section for signatures

There are no rules for how the purpose of an MoU is written. You can write a detailed statement defining the mission, or you could merely use dot points to reference key highlights.
You could even send an email to all parties with a summary of your purpose.
You can make your MoU as straightforward or as complicated as you want. In our form, we leave a blank section to make quick dot points as we find it keeps the messaging in your MoU more accessible to parties.

We acknowledge that your MoU may need to be modified depending on your case. That’s why we’ve made our template available in Word so you can make modifications as needed.
If you intend to make significant changes to your MoU template, we recommend you consult with a legal professional to ensure your document remains compliant.

Memorandum Of Understanding

Memorandum Of Understanding

Parties

– This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is entered into on ______________ (the “Effective Date”), by and between __________________________, with an address of ______________ (hereinafter referred to as the _____________) and with an address of ______________ (hereinafter referred to as the _____________) (collectively referred to as the “Parties”).

Purpose

– This Agreement is entered into for the following reasons:

  1. ___________________________________________________
  2. ___________________________________________________
  3. ___________________________________________________
  4. ___________________________________________________
  5. ___________________________________________________

Responsibilities Of The Parties

  1. ___________________________________________________
  2. ___________________________________________________
  3. ___________________________________________________
  4. ___________________________________________________
  5. ___________________________________________________
  6. ___________________________________________________
  7. ___________________________________________________
  8. ___________________________________________________
  9. ___________________________________________________
  10. ___________________________________________________

Governing Law

– This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of ______________.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

– Any dispute or difference whatsoever arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to ______________ (Arbitration/mediation/negotiation) (Circle one) in accordance with, and subject to the laws of ______________.

Amendments

– The Parties agree that any amendments made to this Agreement must be in writing and they must be signed by both Parties to this Agreement.

– As such, any amendments made by the Parties will be applied to this Agreement.

Assignment

– The Parties hereby agree not to assign any of the responsibilities in this Agreement to a third party unless consented to by both Parties in writing.

Entire Agreement

– This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

Representation And Warranties

– The Parties agree and disclose that they are authorized fully for entering this Agreement. Both Parties’ performances and obligations are not to violate the rights of any third party or else violate other, if any, agreements made between them and/or any other organization, person, business or law/governmental regulation.

Limitation Of Liability

– Under no circumstances will either party be liable for any indirect, special, consequential, or punitive damages (including lost profits) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions it contemplates (whether for breach of contract, tort, negligence, or other form of action) in case such is not related to the direct result of one Party’s negligence or breach.

Severability

– In an event where any provision of this Agreement is found to be void and unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remaining provisions will remain to be enforced in accordance with the Parties’ intention.

Signature And Date

– The Parties hereby agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and such is demonstrated throughout by their signatures below:

Name: ______________________

Signature: ___________________

Date: _______________________

Name: ______________________

Signature: ___________________

Date: _______________________

Get access to our Memorandum of Understanding Templates

MoUs can be useful documents to bring many parties together and work towards a common goal. However, depending on the structure of your organization, you may need to repeatedly use a memorandum of understanding.

That’s why we’ve created a simple template so you can save time re-creating the same information over and over again.

Click below to get a copy of our memorandum of understanding sample

Understanding consumers and how they behave is a primary objective of every B2C business. And one of the most popular approaches for doing so is the good old survey.

Designing a survey for consumer research is fundamental to its success — your response rate, quality of data gleaned and in turn, the reliability of results all depend a good survey design. It is simply the difference between someone deciding to complete the survey attentively and in full, speeding through it without reading, generally misunderstanding or dropping-out through frustration.

But there is so much to consider when designing a survey and, in today’s business world, not always the time available to dedicate to the process; speed is everything these days! So how can you speed up this process, but still ensure an effective survey design? Below, I’ve outlined my top survey design tips and referenced some useful Word survey templates to help you hit the ground running.

Consumer Research Survey Characteristics

1. Survey Length

How long should you survey be? Too short and you risk not capturing enough depth to achieve your objectives, but too long and you increase the risk of drop-out. Include only questions relevant to your objectives and bear in mind the answer context, i.e. when, where and how will your participants be responding – are they answering whilst out and about on their Smartphones, or are they at home, sitting comfortably with their laptop, a cuppa and a biscuit? Think about how much time the respondent has available to complete your survey. Mobile surveys should be shorter in length overall with succinct questions. Surveys aimed at desktop completion can both include and request more detail. The platform choice also depends on the necessary feedback type of course, i.e. reflective verses live.

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2. Survey Structure

Questions should flow in a logical order, starting with general questions and filtering down to specifics. To provide context about your consumers, place both standard and custom segmentation / sampling questions at the beginning, before moving on to more detailed objectives. Be careful not to become too surgical: overload the survey with too many specifics.

3. Question Types

A variety of question types can make a survey more engaging, but select an appropriate question type; don’t just use a question type because it’s available. Think back to your business objectives considering what type of output you have in mind. Avoid using too many answer grids; these can be time-consuming for participants, and don’t rely on standard yes/no questions; insight wise, they are very limited.

4. Question Wording

Consider your audience when wording your questions; younger audiences will respond to a different style of language to that of older audiences. Again, bear context in mind – when are they completing the survey? This will also influence how you phrase the question. Always avoid leading questions, technical jargon and only ever ask one question at a time.

Word Survey Templates To Get You Started

1. TemplateLAB

Offering 30+ different Word survey templates, TemplateLAB is a good survey starting point. They offer templates to cover a variety of customer experience aspects, including a Customer Satisfaction Survey; a key component of B2C market research.

What I like…
What I like most about this template is the use of simple and balanced scales to capture the consumer experience, as well as the inclusion of broad behavioural, ‘scene-setting’ questions — how many times they visit, etc.

What you can improve…
The structure and question wording of this survey template concerns me. The question ‘Do you visit QRZ Family Restaurant with family or friends?’ has two potential answer options, yet is positioned as a yes/no — it would add more to the context of the customer experience feedback to know exactly who the customer was with. We also see the more standard segmentation questions left to the end of the survey – these are best placed at the beginning, particularly if you’re screening on questions like this.

2. Hloom

Hloom is another site offering a variety of different consumer survey templates – from customer satisfaction to product satisfaction, product development, online shopping and so on.

What I like…
Their Social Media Survey caught my attention for a number of reasons. The structure of the survey is good; it starts with contextual questions regarding social media use, platforms they access, devices they use, etc. and ends with verbatim specifics.

What you can improve…
Asking direct yes/no questions, like the one shown in this example, poses a risk of leading respondents. To avoid this, I would combine these questions into one which asks “Do any of the following apply to you?” With answer options reworded appropriately.

3. Document Hub

Although Document Hub doesn’t offer as wide a variety of template options as the other sites mentioned here, I really like their Customer Service Survey template.

What I like…
This survey template is short, to the point and includes the relevant questions for understanding both the customer experience as well as the background to that experience. A variety of single choice questions capture the frequency of visit, products purchased, service and environmental influences as well as experience ratings. This survey length would be perfect for Smartphone completion.

What you can improve…
Their rating question seems to be asking about two different things – consistency and quality. If I were to modify this, I would opt for a scale which rates quality from poor to high, providing a neutral mid-point, or a scale which rates consistency of quality from very inconsistent to very consistent.

4. TidyForm

tidyform is more of a generic template site, providing a variety of options for survey structuring, though there are a lot of blanks to fill in if you opt for one of their templates.

What I like…
Their Sample Client Satisfaction Questions drew my attention in terms of both simplicity and subject focus. The template shows a variety of question types including single choice, multiple choice, scale and verbatim, all used appropriately.

What you can improve…
Perhaps being picky, but I am inclined to be critical of their answer grid suggestion. The use of it in a survey like this is great, but be careful when determining your answer options – if a participant uses one of the below every 2 months or even every 6 months, they may struggle with their answer selection and you risk skewed results.

Summary

Whilst Word survey templates can save you a degree of time in the design stage of the research process, it’s important to remember that templates are not the finished article. They are usually very generic and unlikely to cover all of your business or research objectives. Templates should only ever be used a starting point, they are handy for avoiding the ‘blank page syndrome’, for design idea but I’m afraid there isn’t a one-size fits all in market research survey design.

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Do you have any survey design tips that I haven’t mentioned here? Perhaps you know of other Word survey templates that would be a useful addition to this blog? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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To create a form in Word that others can fill out, start with a template or document and add content controls. Content controls include things like check boxes, text boxes, date pickers, and drop-down lists. If you’re familiar with databases, these content controls can even be linked to data.

Show the Developer tab

If the developer tab isn’t displayed in the ribbon, see Show the Developer tab.

Open a template or a blank document on which to base the form

To save time, start with a form template or start from scratch with a blank template.

  1. Go to File > New.

  2. In Search online templates, type Forms or the type of form you want and press ENTER.

  3. Choose a form template, and then select Create or Download.

  1. Go to File > New.

  2. Select Blank document.

Add content to the form

Go to Developer, and then choose the controls that you want to add to the document or form. To remove a content control, select the control and press Delete. You can set properties on controls once inserted.

Note: You can print a form that was created using content controls, but the boxes around the content controls will not print.

In a rich text content control, users can format text as bold or italic, and they can type multiple paragraphs. If you want to limit what users add, insert the plain text content control.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the control.

  2. Select Developer > Rich Text Content Control Rich text control button or Plain Text Content Control Plain text control button.

To set specific properties on the control, see Set or change properties for content controls.

A picture control is often used for templates, but you can also add a picture control to a form.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the control.

  2. Select Developer > Picture Content Control Picture control button.

To set specific properties on the control, see Set or change properties for content controls.

Use building block controls when you want people to choose a specific block of text. For example, building block controls are helpful when you need to add different boilerplate text depending on the contract’s specific requirements. You can create rich text content controls for each version of the boilerplate text, and then you can use a building block control as the container for the rich text content controls.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the control.

  2. Go to DeveloperBuilding Block Gallery Content Control building block gallery control (or Building Block Content Control).

  3. Select Developer and content controls for the building block.

    Developer tab showing content controls

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the control.

To set specific properties on the control, see Set or change properties for content controls.

In a combo box, users can select from a list of choices that you provide or they can type in their own information. In a drop-down list, users can only select from the list of choices.

  1. Go to Developer > Combo Box Content Control combo box button or Drop-Down List Content Control List box button.

  2. Select the content control, and then select Properties.

  3. To create a list of choices, select Add under Drop-Down List Properties.

  4. Type a choice in Display Name, such as Yes, No, or Maybe.

    Repeat this step until all of the choices are in the drop-down list.

  5. Fill in any other properties that you want.

    Note: If you select the Contents cannot be edited check box, users won’t be able to click a choice.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the date picker control.

  2. Select Developer > Date Picker Content Control Date picker button .

To set specific properties on the control, see Set or change properties for content controls.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the check box control.

  2. Select Developer > Check Box Content Control Check box button.

To set specific properties on the control, see Set or change properties for content controls.

Legacy form controls are for compatibility with older versions of Word and consist of legacy form and Active X controls.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert a legacy control.

  2. Go to Developer > Legacy Forms Legacy control button drop-down.

  3. Select the Legacy Form control or Active X Control that you want to include.

Set or change properties for content controls

Each content control has properties that you can set or change. For example, the Date Picker control offers options for the format you want to use to display the date.

  1. Select the content control that you want to change.

  2. Go to Developer > Properties.

    Controls Properties  button

  3. Change the properties that you want.

Add protection to a form

If you want to limit how much others can edit or format a form, use the Restrict Editing command:

  1. Open the form that you want to lock or protect.

  2. Select Developer > Restrict Editing.

    Restrict editing button

  3. After selecting restrictions, select Yes, Start Enforcing Protection.

    Restrict editing panel 

Advanced Tip:

If you want to protect only parts of the document, separate the document into sections and only protect the sections you want.

To do this, choose Select Sections in the Restrict Editing panel. For more info on sections, see Insert a section break.

Sections selector on Resrict sections panel

Show the Developer tab

If the developer tab isn’t displayed in the ribbon, see Show the Developer tab.

Open a template or use a blank document

To create a form in Word that others can fill out, start with a template or document and add content controls. Content controls include things like check boxes, text boxes, and drop-down lists. If you’re familiar with databases, these content controls can even be linked to data.

  1. Go to File > New from Template.

    New from template option

  2. In Search, type form.

  3. Double-click the template you want to use.

  4. Select File > Save As, and pick a location to save the form.

  5. In Save As, type a file name and then select Save.

  1. Go to File > New Document.

    New document option

  2. Go to File > Save As.

  3. In Save As, type a file name and then select Save.

Add content to the form

Go to Developer, and then choose the controls that you want to add to the document or form. To remove a content control, select the control and press Delete. You can set Options on controls once inserted. From Options, you can add entry and exit macros to run when users interact with the controls, as well as list items for combo boxes, .

  1. In the document, click or tap where you want to add a content control.

  2. On Developer, select Text Box, Check Box, or Combo Box.

    Developer tab with content controls

  3. To set specific properties for the control, select Options, and set .

  4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each control that you want to add.

Options let you set common settings, as well as control specific settings. Select a control and then select Options to set up or make changes.

  • Set common properties.

    • Select Macro to Run on lets you choose a recorded or custom macro to run on Entry or Exit from the field.

    • Bookmark Set a unique name or bookmark for each control.

    • Calculate on exit This forces Word to run or refresh any calculations, such as total price when the user exits the field.

    • Add Help Text Give hints or instructions for each field.

    • OK Saves settings and exits the panel.

    • Cancel Forgets changes and exits the panel.

  • Set specific properties for a Text box

    • Type Select form Regular text, Number, Date, Current Date, Current Time, or Calculation.

    • Default text sets optional instructional text that’s displayed in the text box before the user types in the field. Set Text box enabled to allow the user to enter text into the field.

    • Maximum length sets the length of text that a user can enter. The default is Unlimited.

    • Text format can set whether text automatically formats to Uppercase, Lowercase, First capital, or Title case.

    • Text box enabled Lets the user enter text into a field. If there is default text, user text replaces it.

  • Set specific properties for a Check box.

    • Default Value Choose between Not checked or checked as default.

    • Checkbox size Set a size Exactly or Auto to change size as needed.

    • Check box enabled Lets the user check or clear the text box.

  • Set specific properties for a Combo box

    • Drop-down item Type in strings for the list box items. Press + or Enter to add an item to the list.

    • Items in drop-down list Shows your current list. Select an item and use the up or down arrows to change the order, Press to remove a selected item.

    • Drop-down enabled Lets the user open the combo box and make selections.

  1. Go to Developer > Protect Form.

    Protect form button on the Developer tab

    Note: To unprotect the form and continue editing, select Protect Form again.

  2. Save and close the form.

If you want, you can test the form before you distribute it.

  1. Protect the form.

  2. Reopen the form, fill it out as the user would, and then save a copy.

Show the Developer tab

  1. On the right side of the ribbon, select Action pop-up menu, and then select Ribbon Preferences.

  2. Under Customize, select Developer .

Open a template or a document on which to base the form

You can start with a blank document and create your own form. Or, to save time, you can start with a form template.

  1. Go to File > New from Template.

  2. In the left pane, expand Online Templates, and then select Forms.

  3. Double-click the form template that you want to use.

Add content controls to the form

  1. In the document, click where you want to add the control.

  2. On the Developer tab, under Form Controls, select Text Box, Check Box, or Combo Box.

  3. To set specific properties for the control, select Options, and then configure the properties that you want.

    Note: To create a list of drop-down items in a combo box, select the combo box placeholder, click Options, and then add the items that you want to appear in the drop-down list.

  4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each control that you want to add.

Add instructional text (optional)

Instructional text (for example, «Type First Name») in a text box can make your form easier to use. By default, no text appears in a text box, but you can add it.

  1. Select the text box control that you want to add instructional text to.

  2. On the Developer tab, under Form Controls, select Options.

  3. In Default Text, type the instructional text.

  4. Make sure that Fill-in enabled is selected, and then select OK.

Protect the form

  1. On the Developer tab, under Form Controls, select Protect Form.

    Note: To unprotect the form and continue editing, click Protect Form again.

  2. Save and close the form.

Test the form (optional)

If you want, you can test the form before you distribute it.

  1. Protect the form.

  2. Reopen the form, fill it out as the user would, and then save a copy.

Creating fillable forms isn’t available in Word for the web.

You can create the form with the desktop version of Word with the instructions in Create a fillable form.

When you save the document and reopen it in Word for the web, you’ll see the changes you made.

This is the second of three chapters about Word Forms. To complete this reader, read each chapter carefully and then unlock and complete our materials to check your understanding.   

– Introduce the four word classes relevant to word forms

– Provide examples of useful suffixes for each word class

– Use example sentences to help guide the learner

Before you begin reading…

This topic now has an interactive unit:
Suffixes and Word Families


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  • skills practices, tasks and assignments

Chapter 2

Now that we’ve discussed what word forms and word families are and why learning about these topics is important, the next step to word-form proficiency is to understand how to use and recognise the four lexical word classes, which are adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs. This chapter deals with this topic precisely, highlighting exactly when such word classes may be needed and which suffixes are most commonly used to form them. If you can first recognise which word class you need to use, you can then select the appropriate suffix to form that word correctly.

1. Adjectives

There are some simple rules that can be followed to determine which word form you need to use in a sentence, and for adjectives this means understanding adjectival distribution. As you may already know, adjectives modify nouns, and as such they may often be found either before the noun or directly after the ‘be’ verb.

Word Forms 2.1 Adjectives Examples

Another way of helping you determine whether you have or require an adjective is to memorise the particular suffixes that are common to this word class. While the following table offers seven of the most common adjectival suffixes, there are still more to watch out for:

Word Forms 2.2 Adjectives Suffixes

2. Adverbs

While adjectives may modify the noun, adverbs unsurprisingly modify the verb. Such adverbs may come before or after the verb they modify and are usually formed using the ‘-ly’ suffix, as is shown in the two examples below.

Word Forms 2.3 Adverbs Examples

However, it’s not always the case that adverbs are formed using ‘-ly’. In fact, some adjectives such as ‘likely’ may use this suffix too, so do be careful here. Unlike adjectives though, there are not so many possible suffixes available to adverbs, and so recognising this word class should be somewhat easier.

Word Forms 2.4 Adverbs Suffixes

3. Nouns

Nouns are the most common word class you’ll use, particularly in academic writing. Thankfully, nouns are easy enough to recognise because they act as the subjects or objects of a sentence, such as in the following two examples:

Word Forms 2.5 Nouns Examples

Much like adjectives, nouns also have a number of common suffixes that a student should learn to recognise. The following table outlines the seven most common:

Word Forms 2.6 Nouns Suffixes

4. Verbs

Verbs are the final word class that you’ll need to watch out for when correctly forming your vocabulary. Verbs indicate what a subject does, feels or believes, and they tend to come immediately after that subject in English (which is a subject-verb-object language) and before any optional or required objects.

Word Forms 2.7 Verbs Examples

What also makes verbs easy to recognise is that this word class may be inflected for person, tense or aspect. The table below shows how the regular verb ‘claim’ may be formed in a variety of ways:

Word Forms 2.8 Verb Conjugation

Clearly then, regular verbs such as ‘claim’ follow the simple pattern shown below:

Word Forms 2.9 Verb Forms

While these formation patterns may make verbs easy to recognise, such variation also makes this word class more difficult to form correctly. This is particularly true of the English language which has many irregular verbs that refuse to follow the standard patterns, two examples of which are shown below:

Word Forms 2.10 Forming Irregular Verbs

The rules provided in this chapter for the distribution of the four lexical word classes should help you to know precisely when to change a word form to improve the grammar of a sentence. The final chapter on this topic however, Chapter 3, then deals with memorising the word families for the most common academic words.

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