Question

What is meant by "conversion" in morphology?

• A. Changing a word's form without changing its class
• B. Combining two words to create a new word
• C. Changing a word's class without changing its form
• D. Changing a word's meaning but not its form

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Changing a word's class without changing its form

• Conversion is the process of changing the word class of a word without altering its form.

• For example, a verb can be converted into a noun, or a noun can be converted into a verb, without adding any affixes