Morphemes and MLU

How many morphemes:

She jumped off the chair.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

the past tense marker '-ed' in 'jumped'

How many morphemes:

Hey, uh, we went to the um fair where I lost my glasses.

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10

Answer explanation

Fillers, Hey, uh, um, and plural-s

How many morphemes:

When she goes to the store she drives fast.

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 11

Answer explanation

'When' (1), 'she' (1), 'goes' (2), 'to' (1), 'the' (1), 'store' (1), 'she' (1), 'drives' (2), 'fast' (1).

How many morphemes:

The truck, the truck went vroom, vroom.

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

'the' (1), 'truck' (1), 'went' (1), and 'vroom' (1). repetitions don't count.

How many morphemes:

She went to the store.

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Answer explanation

Each word is a distinct morpheme.

How many morphemes:

Can I play with Mike's cars today?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Answer explanation

possessive 's' and plural -s.

How many morphemes:

My my my dog is eating.

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 7

Answer explanation

Don't count repetitions, but do count -ing

How many morphemes:

Where did Shelly's library books go?

• 9

• 6

• 7

• 8

Answer explanation

plural 's' and possessive 's'

How many morphemes:

Mommy's walking the dog.

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

Calculate MLU for this transcript:

Mommy's walking the dog.

The truck, the truck went vroom, vroom.

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 4.5

Answer explanation

MLU (Mean Length of Utterance) is calculated by dividing the total number of morphemes by the number of utterances. Here, 'Mommy's walking the dog' has 6 morphemes and 'The truck, the truck went vroom, vroom' has 4 morphemes, totaling 10 morphemes over 2 utterances, resulting in an MLU of 5.