Question

Which phrase best describes a characteristic of a morpheme?

has meaning on its own
has meaning on its own

gives a word its principal meaning
gives a word its principal meaning

the smallest meaningful unit in a language
the smallest meaningful unit in a language

added to a base or root

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The phrase that best describes a characteristic of a morpheme is:

**the smallest meaningful unit in a language**.

This definition captures the essence of what a morpheme is, as it refers to the most basic units of meaning that can be found in a language, whether they stand alone or are part of larger words.