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Write them
out in two columns: A.Those formed with the help of productive affixes. B.Those
formed with the help of non-productive affixes.
2. The scene was a tiny wayside railway platform and the sun was going down behind
the distant hills.
It was a glorious sight. An intending passenger was chatting with one of the porters.
“Fine sight, the sun tipping the hills with gold,” said the poetic passenger.
3.” You have an admirable cook, yet you are always growling about her to your friends.”
1.
A. Neutral compounds:
- West End
- barber's
B. Morphological compounds:
- expensive-looking
- twenty-five
- thirty
C. Syntactic compounds:
- free-for-all
2.
A. Neutral compounds:
- free-for-all
B. Morphological compounds:
- midst
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
3.
A. Neutral compounds:
- cold-suppered
B. Morphological compounds:
- plan and scheme
- such-and-such
- so-and-so
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
4.
A. Neutral compounds:
- traveling-bag
B. Morphological compounds:
- none
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
5.
A. Neutral compounds:
- traveling-bag
B. Morphological compounds:
- good-for-nothing
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
6.
A. Neutral compounds:
- fresh-air
B. Morphological compounds:
- none
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
7.
A. Neutral compounds:
- second-story
- dining room
B. Morphological compounds:
- absent-minded
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
8.
A. Neutral compounds:
- blue-and-white
- tip-tilted
- well-fitting
- bird-early
B. Morphological compounds:
- none
C. Syntactic compounds:
- none
"hob-nob" - formed by compounding two words "hob" and "nob," which are derived from
Middle English and mean "to drink together as friends"; "hobnob" has become a single word
through compounding.
"piteously" - formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the adjective "piteous," which is derived
from Old French and means "arousing or deserving pity."
"broadcast" - formed by adding the prefix "broad-" to the verb "cast," which means "to throw
or scatter in various directions." The word has evolved to mean "to transmit over a wide area,
especially via radio or television."
"lib" - formed by adding the suffix "-lib" to the noun "barg," creating a slang term "lib"
meaning "a bold or impudent act." This is a playful formation, not a standard affixation.
"boiling," "bubbling," "hissing," "sizzling," "clanking," and "spluttering" - each of these
words is formed by adding a gerund or present participle suffix ("-ing") to a verb base. These
suffixes are used to indicate ongoing or continuous action.