Morphosyntax Knowledge Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a compound word?

• Happiness

• Unlikely

• Toothbrush

• Quickly

In the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," what is the function of the word "quick"?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which of the following is an example of a derivational morpheme?

• -s (plural)

• -ed (past tense)

• -ness (as in happiness)

• -ing (as in running)

Which of the following sentences contains a prepositional phrase?

• The cat slept.

• She ran quickly.

• The book on the table is mine.

• They will arrive soon.

What is the root word in "unbelievable"?

• un-

• believe

• able

• lievable

Which of the following is an example of inflectional morphology?

• Creating the word "teacher" from "teach"

• Adding "-s" to make "cats" plural

• Forming "dislike" from "like"

• Creating the word "happiness" from "happy"

Which type of word formation involves the repetition of a word or part of a word to create a new meaning?

• Compounding

• Affixation

• Reduplication

• Blending

In the phrase "singing softly," what is the grammatical role of "softly"?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Pronoun

Which of the following is an example of a prefix?

• -ly

• -ment

• un-

• -ness

What is the correct order of syntactic categories in the phrase "a very old book"?

• Determiner + Adjective + Adjective + Noun

• Adjective + Determiner + Noun + Adjective

• Determiner + Noun + Adjective + Adjective

• Adjective + Noun + Adjective + Determiner