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    Morphology Exercise

    Word Structure

    Instructions: Analyze the following words. Draw tree diagrams and write sets of labelled brackets
    for each one of them.

    1. Deformation

    ▪ Identify the base of the word:


    Form
    ▪ Identify the function of the base:
    Form (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the suffixes:


    Form + -ation (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the prefixes:


    De- + Form + -ation (Noun)

    Tree diagram:
    N
    / \
    Pref N
    De- Suff
    N
    / \
    form -ation

    Labelled brackets:
    [ De- [ [ form ] -ation ] ]
    N N N
    2. Unconsciousness

    ▪ Identify the base of the word:


    Conscious

    ▪ Identify the function of the base:


    Conscious (Adjective)

    ▪ Identify all the suffixes:


    Conscious + -ness (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the prefixes:


    Un- + Conscious + -ness (Noun)

    Tree diagram:
    N
    / \
    Pref N
    Un- Suff
    Adj
    / \
    conscious -ness

    Labelled brackets:
    [ Un- [ [ conscious ] -ness ] ]
    Adj Adj N
    3. Unpredictability

    ▪ Identify the base of the word:


    Predict

    ▪ Identify the function of the base:


    Predict (Verb)

    ▪ Identify all the suffixes:


    Predict + -able (Adjective)
    Predictable + -ity (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the prefixes:


    Un- + Predict + -able + -ity (Noun)

    Tree diagram:
    N
    / \
    Pref N
    Un- Suff
    Adj
    / \
    V -ity
    /\
    predict -able

    Labelled brackets:
    [ Un- [ [ [ predict ] -able ] -ity ] ]
    V V Adj Adj N
    4. Reusability

    ▪ Identify the base of the word:


    Use

    ▪ Identify the function of the base:


    Use (Verb)

    ▪ Identify all the suffixes:


    Use + -able (Adjective)
    Usable + -ity (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the prefixes:


    Re- + Use + -able + -ity (Noun)
    Tree diagram:
    N
    / \
    Pref N
    Re- Suff
    Adj
    / \
    V -ity
    /\
    use -able

    Labelled brackets:
    [ Re- [ [ [ use ] -able ] -ity ] ]
    V V Adj Adj N
    5. Incompleteness

    ▪ Identify the base of the word:


    Complete

    ▪ Identify the function of the base:


    Complete (Adjective)

    ▪ Identify all the suffixes:


    Complete + -ness (Noun)

    ▪ Identify all the prefixes:


    In- + Complete + -ness (Noun)

    Tree diagram:
    N
    / \
    Pref N
    In- Suff
    Adj
    / \
    complete -ness
    Labelled brackets:
    [ In- [ [ complete ] -ness ] ]
    Adj Adj N

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