A morpheme may best be defined as _____________________?

Correct answer: D. the smallest unit of language that conveys a meaning

  • A. an orderly arrangement of words in a syntactical sequence
  • B. a single word used to convey a complex idea
  • C. the meaning of a word in any given context
  • D. the smallest unit of language that conveys a meaning

Explanation

A morpheme is the smallest language unit that carries meaning, such as “un-,” “cat,” or “-s.” A phoneme is smaller in sound but does not normally carry meaning by itself.

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