Which describes the word part ism in nationalism?(1 point)

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It is a base word.
It is a base word.

It is a free morpheme.
It is a free morpheme.

It is a prefix.
It is a prefix.

It is a bound morpheme.

1 answer

The word part "ism" in "nationalism" is best described as a bound morpheme. This is because "ism" cannot stand alone as a word and requires other morphemes to convey meaning.