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

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

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

• a) My friend

• b) lent me

• c) me

• d) twenty euros

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

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

• Compounding

• Blending

• Clipping

• Back-formation

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.