Problem 1
No.
Italized words in the
sentences
Lexemes
Morpho-syntetic
process
1.
A
nod from a lord is breakfast
for a fool.
NOD
To form noun
2.
A good paymaster never wants
workmen.
WANT
3rd person singular,
present tense
3.
Home they brought her
warrior dead.
BRING
Past tense
4.
Sickness made the child
irritable.
SICK
To form noun
5.
Gentle Evangeline was the
pride of the village.
BE
3rd person singular,
past tense
6.
It is easy to find fault.
BE
3rd singular,
present tense
7.
Wounds
made by words are
hard to heal.
MAKE
Past participle for
passive
8.
Down
went the Royal George.
GO
Past tense
9.
Time
makes the worst enemies
friends.
MAKE
3rd person singular,
presnt tense
10.
Great is
your reward in
Heaven.
YOU
Possesive pronoun
11.
In him India lost a true patriot.
LOSE
Past tense
12.
The proof of the pudding is in
the eating.
PROVE
To form noun
Problem 2
Function Word
Content Word
Wood-burning
stoves
helping
many
beat
the
are
helping
Americans
beat
huge
inflation
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English Morpho - Syntax
Function Word
Content Word
of
Wood
is
in
some
the
of
Many
their
state
where
can
at no charge
The technology
wood
stoves
has
at
no
the
of
has
so
that
they
are
oil
prices
Wood
still
readily
available
in
some
parts
United States
states
set off
state
forests
residents
cut
designated
trees
charge
technology
wood
stoves
improved
very
safe
Formative Test 3
Problem 1
1. ex-, former
dis-, negative form
un-, negative form
re-, do it one more time
–less no, without
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2. dis-, and un- rpresent the negative form. We call them allomorph.
Problem 2
1.
retro + active
2.
be+friend+ed
3.
tele+vise
4.
endear + ment
5.
un + palate +able
6.
holi + day
7.
grand + mother
8.
mis +treat + ment
9.
de +active +ation
10.
air+ sick+ ness
Problem 3
No.
Words
Bound Morpheme
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Apple
Shortened
Impatient
Helpers
Unhappy
Moral
Soften
Reviewer
Cat
Mislead
-en -ed
-im
-er –s
Un-
-a
-en
-er
mis-
Problem 4
1.
noisy crow
3
2.
scarecrow
2
3.
the crow
6
4.
crow like
5
5.
crows
4
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English Morpho - Syntax
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