Question
Which part of a word is only sometimes a free morpheme?
1)prefix
2)root word
3)base word
4)suffix
1)prefix
2)root word
3)base word
4)suffix
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The part of a word that is only sometimes a free morpheme is:
3) base word
A base word can function as a free morpheme (a word that can stand alone) when it is not attached to any prefixes or suffixes. However, it can also appear in a bound form when it is modified by affixes. In contrast, prefixes and suffixes are always bound morphemes and cannot stand alone.
3) base word
A base word can function as a free morpheme (a word that can stand alone) when it is not attached to any prefixes or suffixes. However, it can also appear in a bound form when it is modified by affixes. In contrast, prefixes and suffixes are always bound morphemes and cannot stand alone.