Herb, I always appreciate confirmation of my thinking regarding grammar from an expert like you along with an explanation of the concept. Thanks! Linda Linda Comerford 317.786.6404 [log in to unmask] www.comerfordconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of STAHLKE, HERBERT F Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: tion & nouns Linda, You're right that nouns can modify nouns and therefore function as adjectives. And function is a nice instance of a verb in -tion. English borrowed "function" from French as a noun in the late 16th c. It's verb use doesn't appear until 1856. And your cynicism is well founded. Herb -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Linda Comerford Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 11:50 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: tion & nouns Can't words ending in -tion (or -ion) also function as adjectives like an election poll (or like a verb as used in this sentence: function)? I'm all for simplifying as much as possible for my students, but I've learned to be cynical about using the words "all" or "none" regarding grammar. Linda Linda Comerford 317.786.6404 [log in to unmask] www.comerfordconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jan Kammert Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: tion & nouns I teach middle school. One of the teachers in my district (not my building) said that all words that end in -tion are nouns. I never heard that before, but I thought of all the words I could that end in -tion. I think he might be right. Then I thought maybe all words that end in just -ion are nouns. Am I right? Maybe this information will help my students, but I don't want to tell them something wrong. If all words that end is -ion are nouns, can someone tell me why? Is there some history about those words? Thanks! Jan To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/