Answer to Question #183687 in English for Faith

Question

Answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of morphemes.

A.identify all the morphemes that make up the following words: "establishment" and "reload".explain the function of each of the morphemes you have identified in creating meaning in each word.

B.the suffix -ed in the word revised can either be an inflectional or derivational morpheme,depending the context.write two sentences in which you show the different in use.

Answer 1

A)

1 Free morpheme: Establishment .suffix Establishment.Gives the word its principle meaning.

2 Bound morpheme: Reload- Re-load Re is used as a prefix to alter the meaning of a word by building on a base. reload basically to redo something once again.

B)

Derivational morpheme alters the meaning of a word by building on a base for example Revise is the base word when -ed is added revised means a work that has been amended.

Inflectional Affixes -modify the tense. Revised shows the time the work was corrected which is past tense.