ENGL 333 Quiz 2

ENGL 333 Quiz 2

1. What is back formation?
2. An intransitive verb transfers action to an indirect object.
3. A morpheme is the smallest sound unit of a language.
4. What is “topic” versus “comment”?
5. Morphology is the study of phrase forms.
6. A grammatical subject:
7. Morphemes can change the part of speech of a word.
8. The word “tree” can function as a noun or a verb.
9. Some grammars do not consider “be” to be a verb at all, but in a separate category.
10. Where do English words come from?
11. A local or regional dialect of English can often exhibit bad grammar.
12. A transitive verb:
13. In Module Two’s video presentation, what was the issue with “poplar” versus “popular”?
14. Prefixes and suffixes are free morphemes.
15. A linking verb: