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Morphology and Syntax Assignment 3

This document provides examples of different types of word formation and morphology in the English language. It asks the reader to identify roots, suffixes, prefixes, free morphemes, and compounds in various words and sentences. It also asks the reader to analyze noun phrases and identify their constituents and syntactic functions. The document covers topics including root identification, suffix identification, prefix identification, compound identification, and analysis of noun phrase structure.

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Morphology and Syntax Assignment 3

This document provides examples of different types of word formation and morphology in the English language. It asks the reader to identify roots, suffixes, prefixes, free morphemes, and compounds in various words and sentences. It also asks the reader to analyze noun phrases and identify their constituents and syntactic functions. The document covers topics including root identification, suffix identification, prefix identification, compound identification, and analysis of noun phrase structure.

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1/Identify the root in these words by underlining it and state which syntactic category it

belongs to:
Example: faster: adjective.

a. hushes: verb
b. kindness: adjective
c. fried (fry): noun
d. gamers: noun
e. heavily (heavy): adjective

II/ Identify the suffixes by underlining them:

a. singing
b. unhappy
c. mechanism
d. trousers
e. brother
f. blackboard

III/ Identify the prefixes by underlining them:

a. rewarded
b. misfortune
c. establish
d. submit
e. strawberry
f. abnormal

IV/Identify the free morphemes in the following words by underlining them:

a. kissed
b. freedom
c. stronger
d. follow
e. awe
f. goodness
g. talkative
h. teacher
i. actor.
V/Compounds are often frequent in modern technical areas where new vocabulary is being
created. Find the compounds in the following passage:
Free Talker
Nokia 610 Car Kit
The cell phone stays by your side -- instead of your ear -- with Nokia's hands-free Bluetooth
system. An unobtrusive dash-mounted screen provides the same information as your cell-phone
display, and you can effortlessly download contact info from your phone.
A small console-mounted control unit with three intuitive buttons and a dial is but one way to
manage calls and messages, which sound off through your car's speakers: Choose to use Nokia's
decent voice-recognition software and neither hand has to leave the wheel.
www.nokia.com

VI/Complete the process and identify the type of word formation in English:

Influenza flu Clipping

Teleprinter, exchanger telex ...Blending...........

Megabyte meg ...Clipping...........

Random access memory RAM ...Acronym..........

A progress To progress ...Conversion...........

Black,board Blackboard ...Compounding...........

United States of America USA ...Acronym...........

Compact disc CD ...Acronym..........

Act action ...Derivation...........

Act action Derivation

syntax
1. Make an analysis of the following noun phrases in items of the word classes
that they comprise.
e.g.: Those delicious ice-creams

det. adj. head


1. that attractive young woman in the blue dress
det. adj. adj. head post modifier
2. Jim's fatal mistakes
Det. adj. head
3. all our many grievous sins
det. adj. head
4. an ugly large yellow submarine
Adj. head
5. an eight-year-old boy who attempted to rob a sweet shop
det. adj. head post modifier
6. her blue collapsible silk umbrella
Det. adj. noun modifier head
7. our dirty offspring
Det. adj. head

2. The following are NPs in which the order of premodifiers is scrambled:


1. some, fresh, bread, brown, nice

Some nice fresh brown bread.

2. green, a, small, leather, handbag


A small green leather handbag.
3. designs, Chinese, old, those, all
All those old Chinese designs
4. old, a few, friends, of mine
A few old friends of mine.
5. brilliant, that, first-year, student
That brilliant first-year student.
6. Morgan’s, steam, revolution
Morgan’s steam revolution.
7. a/an, tower, grey, ancient
A grey ancient tower.
8. first, tourists, the, foreign, all, almost
Almost all the first foreign tourists.
9. responsibilities, new, his, heavy
His heavy new responsibilities.
10. people, these, young, highly, educated

These highly educated young people.

3. Find out noun phrases in the following sentences, analyze their constituents
and functions:
1. The woman wearing a plastic nose is our history professor.
The (det.) woman (head) wearing a plastic nose (post modifier)
Function: subject
Our (det.) history (noun modifier) professor (head)
Function: Cs
2. Opinions expressed here are not those of the editors.
Opinions (head) expressed here (post modifier)
Function: subject
Those (head) of the editor (post modifier)
Function: Cs
3. This is an experience you'll always remember.
This (head)
Function: subject
An (det.) experience (head) you'll always remember (post modifier)
Function: Cs
4. She loves any dish involving cheese.
She (head)
Function: subject
any (det.) dish (head)
Function: Oi
involving cheese (post modifier)
Function: Co
5. Any article left by students in the office will be taken to the lost propertyoffice.
Any (det.) article (head) left by students in the office (post modifier)
Function: subject
The (det.) lost (adj) propertyoffice (head)
Function: Od
6. The bad weather compelled us to stay indoors.
The (det.) bad (adj.) weather (head)
Function: subject
us (head)
Function: Oi
to stay indoors (post modifier)
Function: Cs
7. The man behind the door is my old teacher.
The (det.) man (head) behind the door (post modifier)
Function: subject
My (det.) old (adj.) teacher (head)
Function: Cs
8. The man to feed the kangaroo is my uncle.
The (det.) man (head) to feed the kangaroo (post modifier)
Function: subject
My (det.) uncle (head)
Function: Cs
9. His decision to use all female cast surprised all of us.
His (det.) decision (head) to use all female cast (post modifier)
Function: subject
All (det.) of us (post modifer)
Function: Od
10. The next plane to arrive is from Bangkok.
The (det.) next (adj.) plane (head) to arrive (post modifier)
Function: subject
From Bangkok (post modifier)
Function: Cs
11. The poor little boy who seems to be lost is my friend's daughter.
The (det.) poor (adj.) little (det.) boy (head)
Function: Subject
who seems to be lost is my friend’s daughter (post modifier)
Function: Cs
12. The clearest instructions that anybody could have been given were already
made.
The (det.) clearest (adj.) instructions (head)
Function: subject
that anybody could have been given were already made (post modifier)
Function: Cs
13. The fourth place behind Jim was reserved for Peter.
The (det.) fourth (adj.) place (head) behind Jim (post modifer)
Function: Subject
Peter (head)
Function: Od
14. Several irate gentleman farmers waiting for the prime minister came from the
south.
Several (det.) irate (adj.) gentleman (noun modifier) farmers (head)
Function: subject
waiting for the prime minister came from the south (post modifier)
Function: Cs
15. This sudden disaster approaching us made us very worried.
This (det.) sudden (adj.) disaster (head) approaching us (post modifier)
Function: subject
Us (head)
Function: Oi
Very worried (post modifier)
Function: Co

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