Morphology Quiz

The head of "enlarge" is:

• en-

• large

• no head

"Killjoy" is:

• an endocentric compound

• an exocentric compound

• a coordinative compound

Most............are category-changing.

• suffixes

• prefixes

• infixes

"A poet-painter" is an example of .................

• an exocentric compound

• an appositive compound

• a coordinative compound

In "The examination is on the table", "the examination" is:

• a simple event nominalization

• a complex event nominalization

• a result nominalization

"The dance was quite long" is an example of:

• a simple event nominal

• a complex event nominalization

• a result nominalization

The word "*enteral" is ungrammatical because:

• -al attaches itself only to verbs of Latin origin

• -al attaches itself only to verbs which end in a stressed syllable

• -al attaches itself only ti verbs which end in an unstressed syllable

"Sitcom" is an example of a:

• clipping

• compound

• blend

In "The destruction of the city by the army was terrible", "destruction" is"

• a result nominalization

• a complex event nominalization

• a simple event nominalization

"Vic" is an example of a:

• clipping

• root

• blend