Which describes the word part non in nonexistent?(1 point)

Responses

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

It is a bound morpheme.
It is a bound morpheme.

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

It is a suffix.

1 answer

The correct response is:

It is a bound morpheme.

In the word "nonexistent," "non-" functions as a prefix that modifies the meaning of the base word "existent," and it cannot stand alone as a word, making it a bound morpheme.