Quiz on Morphemic and Categorial Structure

Do the verbs in the phrases "We are" and "His house is" present a binary privative opposition?

• Yes

• No

Do the forms "darkest" and "most severe" present units which can enter the equipollent opposition?

• Yes

• No

Which option would be the first in the row to present the binary privative opposition if paired with "thinks"?

• thinking

• think

• thought

• was thought

Which option would be the best to fit the binary privative opposition if paired with "lakes"?

• lake's

• lakes'

Which option would be the best to fit the binary privative opposition if paired with "frozen"?

• freeze

• freezes

Which answer demonstrates the gradual opposition?

• bright - brighter - brightest

• drive - drove - driven

• be - was/were - been

Which of these is a synthetic form?

• brightest

• most beautiful

• more generous

Which of these is an analytic form?

• more challenging

• longest

• earlier

• best