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Morphology Exam
Free, bound, inflection, derivation, etc.
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Grammar
Undergraduate 1
03/15/2021

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Morpheme
Definition
The smallest unit of meaning
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Free
Definition
Can stand alone, has meaning by itself. Often the most meaningful part of the word (ex: cat, tree)
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Bound
Definition
Don't have meaning by themselves (ex:-ing, -s)
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Root
Definition
The basic word, the most meaningful part of the word
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Affix
Definition
Prefixes, affixes, infixes (uncommon)
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Bound root
Definition
Main part of the word, but cannot stand alone
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Free affix
Definition
Not the main part of the word, but can occur alone with meaning
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Lexical
Definition
The meaningful part of the word, the root
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Grammatical
Definition
Adds a grammatical meaning to the word
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Derivational
Definition
Prefixes and suffixes
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Inflectional
Definition
Only suffixes, only 8, one per word, must be last
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Plural
Definition
-s
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Possessive
Definition
-'s
Term
3rd Person Singular Present tense
Definition
(he, she, it) runs, swims, etc.
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Past tense
Definition
-ed
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Comparative
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Nicer
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Superlative
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Nicest
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Present participle
Definition
-ing (is running)
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Past participle
Definition
for perfect tenses -en, -ed (have eaten)
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