Morphology and Syntax

Which is NOT an example of a free morpheme?

• a) By

• b) Un

• c) For

• d) The

Which is NOT an example of derivational morpheme?

• a) Friend - Friends

• b) Friend - Friendship

• c) Friend - Unfriendly

• d) Friend - Friendly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which is NOT an example of inflectional morpheme?

• a) Cook - Cooked

• b) Big - Bigger

• c) Sail - Sailor

• d) Boy - Boy's

Indicates the correct structure of "The cat was lying on the table"

• a) D + N + V + N + P + D + Aj

• b) D + N + V + V + P + D + N

• c) D + N + V + Aj + P + D + N

• d) Aj + N + V + V + D + P + N

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the direct object in "My friend lent me twenty euros":

• a) My friend

• b) lent me

• c) me

• d) twenty euros

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Lexical word formation is concerned with the creation of new base words, especially complex ones derived from multiple morphemes. This is often referred to as _______ morphology.

_____ morphemes are those cannot stand alone. They are dependent and must be attached to other morphemes.

• Affix

• Root

• Free

• Bound

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Brunch is an example of ________, which combining parts of different words into one.

• Compounding

• Blending

• Clipping

• Back-formation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Word choice, number and tense matching, and putting words and phrases in the correct order are all examples of correct _______.

The main unit of syntax is the ________, which is a group of words that constitute a syntactic unit and that fulfill a certain function.