Author Question: The progressive morpheme -ing (as in Amy is singing) is: A. a free morpheme, because it adds ... (Read 221 times)

moongchi · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The progressive morpheme -ing (as in Amy is singing) is:

A. a free morpheme, because it adds meaning to the verb.
B. a free morpheme, because it is free from any ordering constraints.
C. a bound morpheme, because it adds meaning to the verb but it cannot stand alone in the sentence.
D. a bound morpheme, because a speaker is bound to use it frequently.

Question 2

Which of the following is true about Open and Closed class words in language?

A. closed class words are content words and open class words are function words.
B. open class words are content words and closed class words are function words.
C. open class words are verbs and adjectives and closed class words are nouns.
D. closed class words are verbs and adjectives and open class words are nouns.