Looking for rules relating to the proper use of suffixes -ive and -ion. I've already recieved much speculation from other forums on which is correct, so I would more appreciate a reply by someone who has concrete evidence for its proper use. Which of the following is correct?
The machine operates on principles of inductive heating.or
The machine operates on principles of induction heating.Induction is the more commonly used if you consider Googles results. However I did find the following excerpt that clearly establishes that the proper use is Inductive, IF in fact, it is correct. To me, the base word "induct" is used as an adjective in my application. So if the following is true, then the ending IVE would be the appropriate to use.
except : "Take for example the root word ACT. This is a strong root, one that can stand by itself; to act means to do something. We can then add different suffixes to the work ACT to make it a different part of speech. If we add the suffix "ive" we get the word ACTIVE. Active is the adjective form of act. If we add the suffix "ion" we now have an ACTION, which is a noun."
Can someone with practical knowledge of its proper use please elaborate?
Thank you so much.
erik