Question

Which phrase best describes a characteristics of the morpheme
It gives a word it's principal meaning added to a base or root the smallest meaningful unit in the language has meaning on its own

Answer 1

The phrase that best describes the characteristics of the morpheme is: **"the smallest meaningful unit in the language that has meaning on its own."**

This captures the essence of a morpheme, which includes both free morphemes (that can stand alone as words) and bound morphemes (that must attach to other morphemes).