Eng 210: Basics Of Morphology And Syntax Question Paper
Eng 210: Basics Of Morphology And Syntax
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Education (Education)
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2011
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
ENG 210: BASICS OF MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX
DAY: WEDNESDAY DATE: 01/08/2012
TIME: 2.00 – 4.00 P.M. STREAM: Y2S1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer Question 1 and 2 other questions in the answer booklet provided.
2. Clearly indicate which question you are answering.
3. Write neatly and legibly.
4. Edit your work for language and grammar errors.
Section A: Compulsory
Question 1
1.1 Discuss the differences between inflectional morphemes and derivational morphemes.
(8 marks)
1.2 Discuss how words are derived through Conversion and Affixation. Provide adequate
examples of the various changes in word class as a result of this process. (16 marks)
1.3 What is Syntax? (2 marks)
1.4 Discuss Phrase Structure Rules and show, with the use of examples, how they can be
used to resolve structural ambiguity. (10 marks)
Section B: Answer any TWO questions
Question 2
Form a new word from the words given and name and describe the word formation
process used in each instance. (10 marks)
2.1 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
2.2 urine, analysis
2.3 A comb
2.4 facsimile
2.5 bitter, sweet
2.6 What are Graeco-Latin combining forms? (1 mark)
Each of these words is a compound containing at least one bound Graeco-Latin
combining form. Identify a meaning for each such combining form, and provide
another word that contains it.
For example: octahedron
Octa- means eight (1 mark) also occurs in octagon (½ mark)
-hedron means surface ( 1 mark) also in polyhedron ( ½ mark)
2.6 protoplasm (3marks)
2.7 endocentric (3marks)
2.8 Polyphony (3marks)
Question 3
Read this sentence and answer the questions that follow:
Mr.Nickleby shook his head, and motioning them all out of the room, embraced his wife and
children, and having pressed them by turns to his languidly beating heart, sunk exhausted
on his pillow.
(Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby)
3.1 Distinguish between free and bound morphemes. (2 marks)
3.2 List five free and three bound morphemes that occur in this sentence. (4 marks)
3.3 List and explain three function morphemes in the sentence (6 marks)
Draw two phrase structure trees representation the two meanings of the following
sentences: (8 marks)
3.4The magician touched the child with the wand
3.5 The boy saw the man with the telescope.
Question Four
Draw phrase structure tree diagrams for each of the following sentences:
3.6 Jason knew that you helped the little girl. (7 marks)
3.7 The boy saw her. (3 marks)
3.8 The lady walked in the mall with a trolley toward the shop. (6 marks)
3.9 The children sang in the concert. (4marks)
Question FIVE
5.1 Differentiate, with examples, between compound sentences, complex sentences, simple
sentences and complex compound sentences. 12 marks
5.2 Differentiate between phrasal categories and lexical categories and provide two
examples of each category. 8 marks
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