Brown's 14 morphemes

Question 1

What is the 5th morpheme in Stage 3?

Answer 1

irregular past tense; e.g. me drank five cups.

Question 2

What is the 6th morpheme in Stage 3?

Answer 2

s- possessive; e.g. woman’s 6th dress

Question 3

What is the 7th morpheme in Stage 3?

Answer 3

uncontractible copula (full form of the verb “To be” when it is the only verb in the sentence); e.g. she is here

Question 4

What is the 4th morpheme in Stage 2?

Answer 4

s-plurals (regular plurals); e.g. He eats cereal

Question 5

What is the 8th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 5

Articles; e.g. The boy ran home.

Question 6

What is the 9th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 6

regular past tense; e.g. Kofi kicked the 9th ball.

Question 7

What is the 10th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 7

Third person regular, present tense; e.g. The kittie licks it; Jason bites the 10th piece.

Question 8

What is the 11th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 8

third person irregular; She does 11 cookies

Question 9

What is the 12th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 9

uncontractible auxiliary; e.g. Afua is taking 12 classes.

Question 10

What is the 13th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 10

contractible copula; e.g. My dad’s here

Question 11

What is the 14th morpheme in Stage 4?

Answer 11

contractible auxiliary; e.g. Nana’s buying 14 chips.