Question

The Wati language has l (“ell”), null, n, and ng (“ing”) classes for this process, among the most in the Pama–Nyungan family. Per the title of a Franz Bopp paper, this process’s rules in Sanskrit contrast with those in Greek, Latin, Persian, and Germanic languages. Modern Hebrew eliminated the “vav-consecutive” construction for this process. (-5[1])In Japanese, words called “ichidan” remove or replace the final kana via this process, unlike “godan” words. In the French preterite form, this process replaces the final “er” (“E-R”) and replaces it with “ai” (“A-I”) for the first- or third-person. In contrast to declension for nouns or adjectives, (10[1])this process is the inflection of verbs. (10[1])For 10 points, name this process in which verbs are modified to match categories like grammatical person, as in the difference between “I buzz” and “he buzzes.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: grammatical conjugation [or verb conjugation; prompt on inflection until read; prompt on prefixing or suffixing by asking “for what grammatical purpose?”]
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= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew AndersenFlorida BFlorida A51-5
Henry KeatingUCF CFlorida State A9710
Clete ReinbergerValencia AUCF B10410
Tiffany ZhouFlorida AFlorida B13210

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%92.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%111.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%92.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%95.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%79.83
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%109.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%60%113.80
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%75.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%97.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%79.25
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y989%0%11%88.63
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%67%108.33