3. Match each expression under A with the one statement under B that characterizes it.

A. a. whiteboard B. (1) compound noun

b. white board (2) root morpheme plus derivational prefix

c. boardable (3) phrase consisting of adjective plus noun

d. a board (4) root morpheme plus inflectional affix

e. boards (5) root morpheme plus derivational suffix

(6) grammatical morpheme followed by lexical morpheme

11. Following are listed some words followed by incorrect (humorous?) definitions:

Word Definition

stalemate ‘husband or wife no longer interested’

effusive ‘able to be merged’

tenet ‘a group of ten singers’

dermatology ‘a study of derms’

ingenious ‘not very smart’ finesse ‘a female fish’

Give some possible reasons for the source of these silly “definitions.” Illustrate your answers by
reference to other words or morphemes. For example, stalemate comes from stale meaning
‘having lost freshness’ and mate meaning ‘marriage partner.’ When mates appear to have lost their
freshness, they are no longer as desirable as they once were.

12. a. Draw tree diagrams for the following words: construal, disappearances, irreplaceability,
misconceive,