Question

Which of the following is an example of compounding?

• A. Unhappy
• B. Sunflower
• C. Running
• D. Rewrite

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Sunflower

• Compounding:

  In linguistics, compounding refers to the process of joining two or more morphemes (meaningful units) to create a new word with a new meaning. 

• Example breakdown:

  "School bus" combines the morphemes "school" and "bus" to create a single word that describes a vehicle used to transport students to school. 

Other examples of compounding:

"raincoat, "sunflower, "keyboard, and "toothbrush.