UVA Morpho-syntax Test. Name: ..........................................................................................................................Mark:.......... 1. What am I talking about? ( 1.0) a) .

A letter or sound or group of letters or sounds which are added within a word, and which change the meaning or function of a word. b) . A linguistic form which is never used alone but must be used with another. c) Any of the different forms of a morpheme. d) An approach to linguistics which studies how a language changes over a period of time. e) . A group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a verb. 2. Nouns are often formed by the combination of a free morpheme and a bound one; such a bound morpheme is an instance of a derivational suffix. Add the appropriate suffixes to the following free morphemes to form nouns.(2.0) a) Please .. b) Content .. c) Sincere d) Happy e) Deep 3. Analyze the following sentences into clauses,phrases and words,representing your analysis by means of a tree diagram. (2.0) a) The schoolgirl with long fingernails was reprimanded. b) Some fifteen hundred young people are expected to attend. c) We have ordered our new colour television sets. d) Four cameras will provide direct coverage of the mile. e) The bishops have announced revolutionary changes in the church. 4. Analyze the following words into their constituent morphemes, giving a meaning to each morpheme.(2.0) a) Determiners .. b) Unbearably . c) Naturalistic d) Nauseous . e) Mistrustfulness 5. For the following nouns of English,indicate in each case what the added allomorph is. (2.0) a) Goose geese gooses geeses b) Ox oxs oxen oxens c) Volcano Volcanoes Volcanos

d) Dwarf e) Hoof

dwarfs hoofs

dwarves hooves

dwarfs

dwarfs

dwarves

6. Indicate the meaning relation between the parts of the following English compound words.(1.0) a) b) c) d) e) Breadcrumb Night shift Pine cone Sleeping pill Water bottle