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Combining two or more words or stems into a word, as in raincoat, is .
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20 questions
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Which word-formation process creates teacher by adding -er to teach?
- A
Compounding
- B
Affixation
- C
Conversion
- D
Reduplication
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In “bottle the juice,” the noun bottle is used as a verb without a change in form. Name this word-formation process.
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Written response
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A language forms a word by repeating all or part of an existing form. What is this word-formation process called?
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In the formation of friendliness, which form is the base to which the suffix -ness attaches?
- A
Friend is the base to which -ness attaches.
- B
-ness is the root, and friendly is the base.
- C
Friendly is the base to which -ness attaches.
- D
Friendliness is the base to which -ness attaches.
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True or false
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True or false: The plural ending in cats, dogs, and horses has different pronunciations but marks the same grammatical function.
- A
True
- B
False
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True or false
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True or false: In all languages, derivational material must occur closer to the root than inflectional endings.
- A
True
- B
False
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Select all statements that accurately describe derivation.
- A
Derivation forms a new lexeme from an existing one.
- B
Derivation always changes a word into a different word class.
- C
Derivation can preserve word class.
- D
Derivation only creates grammatical forms of the same lexeme.
- E
Derivation often adds meaning or changes word class.
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When deciding whether a recurring part of a word is a morpheme, which approaches are supported by morphological analysis? Select all that apply.
- A
Compare related forms for recurring patterns.
- B
Treat any recurring string of letters as a morpheme.
- C
Check whether a recurring form aligns with a recurring contribution.
- D
Examine where a proposed form occurs in other words.
- E
Rely on spelling alone to divide a word into morphemes.
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In unhelpful, -ful must attach to another form. It is therefore a .
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What is the best conclusion about the sequence -mit in permit and submit?
- A
The sequence -mit must be a morpheme in both words because it is spelled the same way.
- B
The shared spelling alone is not enough to treat -mit as a reusable morpheme in both words.
- C
Every word can be divided into morphemes by identifying repeated letter sequences.
- D
A morpheme must always be a free-standing word.
12
True or false
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True or false: A single form can express several grammatical features, so grammatical meanings do not always have separate audible affixes.
- A
True
- B
False
13
Open ended
1 point
Compare paint, paints, and painted. What grammatical contribution does each of the endings -s and -ed make in these examples, and what evidence from the related forms supports your analysis?
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Which analysis of unlockable supports the meaning “able to be unlocked”?
- A
[un- [lock-able]], meaning “able to be unlocked”
- B
[un- [lock-able]], meaning “not able to be locked”
- C
[[un-lock] -able], meaning “able to be unlocked”
- D
[[un-lock] -able], meaning “not able to be locked”
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In “bottle the juice,” the noun “bottle” is used as a verb without changing its form. Which word-formation process does this illustrate?
- A
Affixation
- B
Conversion
- C
Compounding
- D
Reduplication
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In “unhelpful,” which analysis correctly distinguishes free from bound morphemes?
- A
All three parts are bound morphemes.
- B
“Un-” and “help” are free morphemes; “-ful” is bound.
- C
“Help” is free; “un-” and “-ful” are bound.
- D
“Un-” is free; “help” and “-ful” are bound.
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The word “toothbrush” combines “tooth” and “brush” into one word. Which word-formation process is involved?
- A
Compounding
- B
Conversion
- C
Affixation
- D
Reduplication
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Written response
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In “friendliness,” what form is the base to which the suffix “-ness” attaches?
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The English plural is pronounced differently in “cats,” “dogs,” and “horses,” and “men” is an irregular plural of “man.” What is the best general analysis of these forms?
- A
They are unrelated suffixes because their pronunciations differ.
- B
They show that every plural must be formed by adding the same audible suffix.
- C
They are examples of conversion because each noun changes its word class.
- D
They are different forms associated with the same grammatical function, illustrating allomorphy.
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Written response
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In the related forms “paint” and “painted,” what grammatical category does “-ed” mark?