Ling_Morphology 71-140

Which is the incorrect rule?

• Noun/ Adj. + {-ify} => V
• Noun/ Adj. + {-ize} => V
• Adj. + {-en} => V
• N/Adj + {-ism} => V

Answer explanation

Noun/ Adj. + {-ify} => V : purify

Noun/ Adj. + {-ize} => V: privatize

Adj. + {-en} => V : strenghen

N/Adj + {-ism} => N: socialism

Which is the incorrect rule?

• V + {-al} => N
• V + {-er} => N
• V + {-able} => N
• V + {-ee} => N

Answer explanation

V + {-al} => N: Refusal

• V + {-er} => N: driver

  V + {-able} => Adj: Calculable

  V + {-ee} => N: employee

Which is the incorrect rule?

• re-} + v => V
• {trans-} + n => V
• {tele-} + n => V
• {en-} + n => V

Answer explanation

re-} + v => V : rehearsal

{trans-} + n => V: transport

{tele-} + n => N: teleservices (n)

{en-} + n => V: enlarge

Which is the incorrect rule?

• {pre-} + v => V
• {fore-} + v => V
• {super-}+ n => V
• {de-} + n => V

Answer explanation

{pre-} + v => V : preserve

{fore-} + v => V: foretell

{super-}+ n => N: superman

{de-} + n => V: defrost

Which is the incorrect rule?

• N + {-al} => Adj
• N + {-ful} => Adj
• N + {-hood} => Adj
• N + {-less} => Adj

Answer explanation

N + {-al} => Adj: personal

N + {-ful} => Adj: beutiful

N + {-hood} => N: childhood

N + {-less} => Adj: hopeless

Which is the incorrect rule?

• Adj + {-ity} => N
• Adj + {-ly} => N
• Adj + {-ist} => N
• Adj + {-ness} => N

Answer explanation

Adj + {-ity} => N: priority

Adj + {-ly} => Adv: brightly

Adj + {-ist} => N:

Adj + {-ness} => N: dryness

Which is the incorrect rule?

• N + {-wise} => Adv
• N + {-wards} => Adv
• N + {-ways} => Adv
• N + {-age} => Adv

Answer explanation

N + {-wise} => Adv: clockwise

N + {-wards} => Adv: backward

N + {-ways} => Adv: lengthways

N + {-age} => N: mileage

We have been facing daily increases in infections since late April.

• There are 8 lexical morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 10 lexical morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 9 lexical morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 11 lexical morphemes in this sentence.

We have been facing daily increases in infections since late April.

• There are 8 functional morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 9 functional morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 10 functional morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 11 functional morphemes in this sentence.

We have been facing daily increases in infections since late April.

• There are 9 free morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 11 free morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 10 free morphemes in this sentence.
• There are 12 free morphemes in this sentence.