★ Must-know
📌 Grammatical items are words such as “the” and “at”, whereas lexical items are nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
📌 A simple word contains one morpheme, whereas a complex word contains more than one morpheme.
Further detail
📌 Separable prefixes have an autonomous meaning and are neutral in word stress, whereas inseparable prefixes have an integrated meaning within the derivative.
Grammatical items contrast with lexical items; simple words contrast with complex words.
1. Which classification correctly distinguishes grammatical items from lexical items?
2. What distinguishes a simple word from a complex word?
3. Which description correctly defines a derived word?
What distinguishes grammatical items from lexical items?
Grammatical items are words like "the" and "at", lexical items are nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
How many morphemes does a simple word contain?
A simple word contains one morpheme.
What defines a derived word?
A derived word consists of a stem combined with one or more affixes.
How is a compound word formed?
A compound word is formed from free morphemes.
What is an example of a compound word?
Examples include "mother ship", "mother-in-law", and "motherboard".
What characterizes separable prefixes?
Separable prefixes have an autonomous meaning and are neutral in word stress.
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