Morphology: Classes of Words 1.1

August 7, 2015 By Robin Aronow

Morphology: Classes of Words 1.1

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This exercise is designed to help you become familiar with open and closed words. Open class words are lexical categories: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Closed class words are functional categories: prepositions, pronouns, and conjunctions.

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Question 1

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'after'

After Sheila left, all her cousins arrived.

A	open Hint: The word 'after' belongs to the closed class since it is a preposition.
B	closed

Question 2

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'manage'

George will be chosen to manage his father's estate.

A	closed
B	open Hint: The word 'manage' belongs to the open class since it is a verb.

Question 3

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'being'

Lois didn't appreciate being the last one to hear the news.

A	open
B	closed Hint: The word 'being' is in the open class since it is a verb.

Question 4

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'very'

Batman changed the oil of the Batmobile very early in the morning.

A	closed Hint: The word 'very' belongs to the open clsss since it is an adverb.
B	open

Question 5

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'integrate'

Dr. Who tried laboriously to integrate his new theory with his all he had learned in semantics class.

A	open
B	closed Hint: The word 'integrate' belongs to the open class since it is a verb.

Question 6

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'market'

Lois is going to the French market to purchase boudin.

A	closed Hint: The word 'market' belongs to the open class since it is a noun.
B	open

Question 7

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'to'

Marie Antoinette loved retreating to her country house regularly.

A	open Hint: The word 'to' is part of the closed class since it is a preposition.
B	closed

Question 8

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'lively'

The old man seemed quite alert and lively for his age!

A	closed Hint: The word 'lively' belongs to the open class since it is an adjective.
B	open

Question 9

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'because'

Superman gave Lois flowers because it was her birthday.

A	closed
B	open Hint: The word 'because' belongs to the closed class since it is a conjunction.

Question 10

Choose whether the word below belongs to an open or closed class.

'underneath'

The monkey slept underneath George's bed unbeknownst to him.

A	closed
B	open Hint: The word 'underneath' belongs to the closed class since it is a preposition.

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