A free morpheme cannot occur as an independent word.
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- When a morpheme is free to occur as an individual word, it is a free morpheme.
- The morpheme “sun” in the word “sunrise” is a(n) ______. A: bound morpheme B: derivational morpheme C: inflectional morpheme D: free morpheme
- In the word "unpredictable", "pre-" is a ______. A: free morpheme B: bound morpheme C: inflectional morpheme D: stem
- A free morpheme is that it can constitute a word by itself.
- There are different types of affixes or morphemes. The affix "ing" in the word "teaching" is known as a(n) __________. A: derivational morpheme B: free morpheme C: inflectional morpheme D: free form