Question

What is a free morpheme?

• A. A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must be attached to another morpheme
• B. A morpheme that can occur as a word by itself
• C. A morpheme that changes its form depending on its grammatical function
• D. A morpheme that is always found at the beginning of a word

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A morpheme that can occur as a word by itself

• A free morpheme is one that functions independently as a word (e.g., boy, run, happy) and does not need to attach to other morphemes.