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Morpho-Syntax 2023-MorphoSAMPLE

The document consists of various parts focusing on morphology, syntax, and word formation processes. It includes tasks such as analyzing words into morphemes, identifying base and affixes, and drawing tree diagrams for word and sentence structures. Additionally, it examines clause elements, structural ambiguity, and dependent clauses in sentences.

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Morpho-Syntax 2023-MorphoSAMPLE

The document consists of various parts focusing on morphology, syntax, and word formation processes. It includes tasks such as analyzing words into morphemes, identifying base and affixes, and drawing tree diagrams for word and sentence structures. Additionally, it examines clause elements, structural ambiguity, and dependent clauses in sentences.

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A.

MORPHOLOGY
Part 1: Analyse the following words into morphemes. Put a plus (+) sign between morphemes. Label each
as F (free morpheme) or B (bound morpheme). (12pts)
Word Analysis
Example: cars
cars = car (F) + -s (B)
calves’

decentralized

budgetary

furthest

Cleaners

Abnormality

inflected

empowerment

malfunctionalism

photographically

undeniable

takeaways

surprisingly

illegal

Mary’s

undeniability

best

Grandfather’s

prettier

westernization

Empty-handed

Part 2: Identify the base, derivational and inflectional affix(es) in the following words. If there is none,
write NONE. (18pts)
Word Base Derivational affix(es) Inflectional affix(es)
Example: troublesome trouble -some NONE

1. Intangibility

2. boredom

3. born

4. birthdays

5. ungrammaticalised

6. enlightenment’s

7. best

8. practitioners’

9. unloveable

10. beautification

11. disagreements

12. kites

13. worse

14. sweeteners

15. inaccessibly

16. blackened

17. time-consuming

Part 3: Identify the word formation process in the following words. (8pts)

Word formation process


Example: laboratory  lab Clipping
18. Personal identification Number  PIN

19. Travel (v)  Travel (n)

20. Singaporean, english  Singlish

21. Jean-gabriel Eynard  Jeans


22. Net, etiquette  Netiquette

23. Do, it, yourself  Do-it-yourself

24. Coronavirus Disease 2019  COVID 19

25. syntax  syntactic

Part 4: Draw a tree diagram to analyze each of the following words. (12pts)

26. governmentally 28. native-speakers

27. insufferable 29. firefighters

30. deforestation 30. bookkeepers


B. SYNTAX
Part 5: State the types and functions of the underlined groups of words.
(12pts)
Sentence Type Function
Pronoun, Noun
Example: That really disturbs me. Object
Phrase
17. Last Monday was a holiday
18. he turned off the light in the living
room
19. I hope you could join us next time
20. She left fatigued after the long run
I never knew you have a twin sister
To take the short cut is very dangerous
The danger of cigarette smoking has
been proved
The train will be ten minutes late
I plan to travel there last year
John will answer the question precisely
at noon
How long did Tom wait?
Briefly answer the following questions
She is late
She gave a superlative performance
She bought me coffee
Ten little boys cried anxiously
John considered his paper rubbish
We are looking for our lazy Daisy
Part 6: Underline the clause elements, determine their functions and identify
the verb patterns of the
following sentences. (18pts)
Sentence Pattern
Example: My mother fell sick last month.
S-V-C
S V CS (A)
Ten little boys cried anxiously

John considered his paper rubbish

We are looking for our lazy Daisy

Daisy broke the window

Mr. X lent us some money in the


meantime
That cake smelled disgusting

John found his new bike quite ridiculous

The police may ask you several awkward


questions
Her husband died suddenly last week

The weather got worse during the day

They named the ship The Queen


Elizabeth
A worried look crossed his face

I will give you my book later

The child felt nervous

She found it rather interesting

Part 7: Clarify the structural ambiguity of the following sentence by drawing


two tree diagrams for the
sentence. (12pts)

24. Jack loves French novels and songs 25. Jack loves French novels and song
Save soap and waste paper Save soap and waste paper

Some Japanese stamp collectors are Some Japanese stamp collectors are
waiting anxiously waiting anxiously
He gave her cat food He gave her cat food

Part 8: Draw the tree diagram for the following sentence. (8pts)
26. The staff sent the chairman a message from the city council just before the meeting
27. The little boy went up the hill in the sunset
28. Smoke filled the room in a minute
29. The young man bought a new lapm on Sunday

Part 9: Underline the dependent clauses in the following sentences and then
state whether they are
nominal, adjectival or adverbial clause. (8pts)

Kind of dependent
Sentence
clauses
Example: If you say so, we’re leaving now. Adverbial clause
27. When the spring arrives, the flowes bloom
28. Jack read the book that I gave him
29. At Halloween you can be whoever you want to
30. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones

You have our support, whatever you decide


I wonder why he left his job
Houses which overlook the lake cost more
He couldn’t tell if she was laughing or crying
That you will come is our pleasure
She left because she felt heart-broken
My coach didn’t believe that I won my first match
As dollar signs flashed in his eyes, my brother agreed to the
business proposal
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