The document identifies four words from a passage in The Brothers Karamazov that contain inflectional morphemes:
- "wearying" contains a present participle inflectional morpheme
- "tears" and "complaints" contain plural inflectional morphemes
- "turning" contains a present participle inflectional morpheme
It also notes that further discussion could analyze whether the word "took" contains an inflectional morpheme.
1. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
2. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
3. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
4. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
5. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
6. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
There are four words with inflectional morphemes.
7. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
1. wearying
2. tears
3. complaints
4. turning
8. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
1. wearying
Verb Inflectional Morpheme
Present-Participle
9. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
2. tears
Noun Inflectional Morpheme
Plural
NOTE: If analyzed in isolation, this could also be
verb present tense inflectional morpheme, but
tears is preceded by the possessive determiner HIS.
10. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
3. complaints
Noun Inflectional Morpheme
Plural
11. Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select the words that contain an inflectional morpheme:
4. turning
Verb Inflectional Morpheme
Present-Participle
12. For Discussion:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
How would you analyze and categorize took? Is
there a inflectional morpheme present?
Inflectional Morphemes from The Brothers Karamazov
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