a. because the stress is on the first syllable of the base word hammer
When adding a suffix to a word, the final consonant is typically doubled if the word ends in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, and if the final syllable is stressed. In the word "hammer," the stress is on the first syllable ("ham"), not the second ("mer"). Therefore, the final consonant is not doubled when adding the suffix "-ing," resulting in "hammering."
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In the word hammering, why is the final consonant not doubled before adding the suffix?
because the stress is on the first syllable of the base word hammer
because the suffix begins with a vowel
because the base word is x or w
because the base word does not end in consonant + vowel + consonant
a b c or d
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