GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GEOBIOLOGY

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Which three morphemes make up the word ‘geologist’?
A
geol, ogi, st
B
geo, log, ist
C
ge, olog, ist
D
geo, logy, ist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word “unbreakable” has three morphemes: “un-", a bound morpheme; “break", a free morpheme; and “-able", a bound morpheme. “un-” is also a prefix, “-able” is a suffix. Both “un-” and “-able” are affixes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word geology comes from the greek word geo meaning earth and the greek suffix logy meaning the study of. The first day was tough learning the basics at Salmon Hole where we almost lost Elisha because it reminded her of geometry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bound morphemes are morphemes that cannot stand alone and only occur as parts of words. Derivational morphemes are the prefixes or suffixes added to a word to give the word a new meaning. Base morphemes, also known as base words, are free morphemes that can stand alone and give the word its meaning. 08-Sept-2022

Detailed explanation-4: -A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject. Examples: biology, geology, genealogy. Speech, or a way of speaking, a narrative. Examples: haplology, eulogy, trilogy, apology.

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