3 Examples of Mismatched Inflectional Endings

3 Examples of Mismatched Inflectional Endings 3 Examples of Mismatched Inflectional Endings 3 Examples of Mismatched Inflectional Endings By Mark Nichol When verbs serve parallel functions within a sentence, they should be treated with the same inflectional ending (-s/-es, -ed, or -ing) or should both have no inflectional ending at all. In each of the following examples, discussions explain this point in greater detail, and revisions illustrate adherence to this rule. 1. Below, we outline the main areas where the majority of companies are falling behind as well as highlighting insights and best practices from leading firms. Here, the sentence erroneously suggests that falling and highlighting are corresponding verbs, but the verb that the latter word corresponds to is outline, and it should therefore also have no inflectional ending: â€Å"Below, we outline the main areas where the majority of companies are falling behind as well as highlight insights and best practices from leading firms.† 2. The document should describe company conformity and adherence to the principles as well as containing information about how the company will handle the issue. The form of the verb following â€Å"as well as† should match that of the sentence’s first verb: â€Å"The document should describe company conformity with and adherence to the principles as well as contain information about how the company will handle the issue.† (Note, too, that conformity and adherence require distinct prepositions.) 3. This scale typically starts at level 1 and matures through levels 2, 3, and ultimately reaching level 4. The verb preceding the final list item should match the others (note other revisions, too): â€Å"This scale typically starts at level 1, matures through levels 2 and 3, and ultimately reaches level 4.† (Reaching is correct if the sentence is revised as follows: â€Å"This scale typically starts at level 1 and matures through levels 2 and 3, ultimately reaching level 4.†) Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Style category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:"Based in" and "based out of"For Sale vs. On SaleMankind vs. Humankind

Indefatigable

Indefatigable Indefatigable Indefatigable By Maeve Maddox A reader asks about the words fatigable, defatigable, and indefatigable: Indefatigable apparently is of the same/identical meaning [as defatigable]. Then why is the in used as a prefix of defatigable, when in is generally used to invert the meaning, as in incorrigible (antonym of corrigible)? The reader says that he understands fatigable to refer to a person â€Å"who can be fatigued† and defatigable to a person â€Å"who can be treated for exhaustion.† The reader has misunderstood the meaning of de- in indefatigable. Note: The pronunciation of indefatigable is IN-duh-FAT-i-guh-buhl. Fatigable and defatigable mean the same thing. They have Latin equivalents: fatigare verb: to weary, tire, fatigue. fatigatio noun: weariness, fatigue. defatigare verb: to weary, fatigue, tire. defatigatio noun: exhaustion, weariness, fatigue. The Latin prefix de- is used with more than one meaning. One of these meanings, in both Latin and in English, is this: de- (prefix): down to the bottom, completely, thoroughly. Both fatigable and defatigable connote weariness, but the weariness expressed by defatigable is total exhaustion. Latin also has source words for the form indefatigable: indefatigabilis adjective: untiring indefatigatus adjective: not tired A Google search produces about 22,000 results for defatigable, 114,000 for fatigable, and 708,000 for indefatigable. The Ngram Viewer shows a marked decline in the use of indefatigable in recent decades. Here are recent examples of the use of indefatigable on the Web: Indefatigable drive and charisma have made Maura Healey the states attorney general and the  one to watch in Massachusetts politics.   To some, millennials- those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers- are engaged, upbeat and open to change. To others, they are narcissistic, lazy and self-centered. The marigolds are  indefatigable. The geraniums are lush and valiant.   The  indefatigable  Vermont Sen. Bernie  Sanders, of course, led the pack. Indefatigable is the opposite of defatigable and means, â€Å"incapable of being fatigued.† Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:The Yiddish Handbook: 40 Words You Should Know20 Pairs of One-Word and Two-Word FormsInspiring vs. Inspirational