Morphology Syntax

In a phrase, we must have a word which is called the head. What is/are the head(s) of the following sentence?

The boy took the parcel to the post-office.

• boy

• parcel

• boy parcel

• boy, parcel, post-office

What statement is true about inflectional morpheme?

• Inflectional morphemes are bound morphemes which modify noun number or verb tenses without modifying the base of the word.

• There are 7 types of inflectional morphemes

• It must not appear in suffix in English

• The comparative –er is not an inflectional morpheme.

The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language

• Semantics

• Morphology

• Phonology

• Pragmatics

Morphology and syntax focus on ..........

• sounds

• structures

• meanings

In the word wanted, the -ed is…

• A bound lexical derivational suffix.

• A free grammatical inflectional suffix.

• A bound grammatical derivational suffix.

• A bound grammatical inflectional suffix.

Which of the sentences follows the pattern "D+N+V+D+N+P+D+N"?

• My mother enjoyed the luxurious spa.

• His palace was as beautiful as the clouds.

• The students will be there for two days.

• The visitors booked a room for the night.

What is it called when prefixes or suffixes are added to a word?

• Inflection

• Compounding

• Derivation

• Abbreviation

What is the primary focus of morphology in linguistics?

• A) The study of sentence structure

• B) The study of word formation and structure

• C) The study of sound patterns

• D) The study of language meaning

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

• A) -s in cats

• B) -ed in walked

• C) un- in unhappy

• D) -ing in running

In the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', which word is the head of the noun phrase 'the lazy dog'?

• A) The

• B) Lazy

• C) Dog

• D) Over