ME Verb Morphology

What was the most dominant device adopted by most ME verbs?

• Ablaut

• Reduplication

• Prefixation

• Dental suffix

What happened to the number of strong verbs from OE to ME?

• It increased due to borrowings from French

• It remained roughly the same

• It decreased by about a half

• All strong verbs disappeared

Which of the following was NOT a preterite-present verb in ME?

• Cunnen (can)

• Mowen (may)

• Shulen (shall)

• Written (write)

Which of the following contributed to the growth of a analytical passive forms in ME?

• Increased use of be + past participle

• Revival of synthetic passive inflections

• Borrowing of passive constructions from Latin

• Loss of all past participles

What was a major trend in ME verb morphology?

• Greater irregularity and complexity

• Complète loss of all tense distinctions

• Shift from synthetic to analytical constructions

• Élimination of all borrowed verbs