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  • Is the -er in colder derivational or inflectional?
    Inflectional.
  • What is a morpheme?
    The smallest unit of meaning in a word.
  • What is a bound morpheme?
    A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must attach to another morpheme.
  • Give an example of an inflectional morpheme
    s for plural nouns (e.g., cats).
  • How many morphemes are in categorized?
    Three: category + -ize + -ed.
  • How many morphemes are in the word irreplaceable?
    Answer: 4 (ir + re + place + able)
  • Give an example of a free morpheme.
    Cat, vital, laugh.
  • What is a derivational morpheme?
    An affix that creates a new word or changes part of speech.
  • How many inflectional morphemes exist in English?
    Eight.
  • Is the -er in teacher derivational or inflectional?
    Derivational.
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