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What is a base in morphology?

AA type of phonetic expression used in language

BA grammatical rule governing verb tense

CA morpheme or combination of morphemes to which affixes can be added

DA literary device used in poetry

Answer:

C. A morpheme or combination of morphemes to which affixes can be added

Read Explanation:

  • In morphology, a base is the core part of a word to which inflectional (like "-s", "-ed") or derivational (like "-ness", "-hood") suffixes can be attached.
    For example:

    • hothotter (inflectional)

    • boyboyhood (derivational)


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