The base form of a word that cannot further be analyzed without total loss of identity is called a___________.
A. root
B. stem
C. morpheme
D. affix
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Which of the following statement is FALSE?
A. The phrase the love of God is ambiguous.
B. The affix –ness is derivational.
C. A morpheme shape donates one and only one meaning.
D. Roots might be bound or free.
“-ceive” in “deceive” is ________________.
A. a derivational affix
B. an inflectional affix
C. a free root
D. a bound root
The process that “televise” derives from “television” is known as ______________.
A. blending
B. zero-derivation
C. acronym
D. back-formation
Nouns and verbs in English belong to ______________ words.
A. invariable
B. closed-class
C. grammatical
D. lexical