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How do I write the genetive 's on the morpheme level, and what is the difference between a root and a base?
e.g in "children's development"
Are the attempts below correct?
1. higher(adj) education(noun)
high(adj) free, root
-er(adj) bound, suffix, inflectional
educat(verb free, base
-ion(adj) bound, suffix, derivational
2. her deepening unhappiness
her(pronoun) free, root
deep(adj) free, root
-en(verb) bound, suffix, derivational
-ing(verb) bound, suffix, inflectional
un-(adj) bound, prefix, inflectional
happi(adj) free, base
-ness(noun) bound, suffix, derivational
e.g in "children's development"
Are the attempts below correct?
1. higher(adj) education(noun)
high(adj) free, root
-er(adj) bound, suffix, inflectional
educat(verb free, base
-ion(adj) bound, suffix, derivational
2. her deepening unhappiness
her(pronoun) free, root
deep(adj) free, root
-en(verb) bound, suffix, derivational
-ing(verb) bound, suffix, inflectional
un-(adj) bound, prefix, inflectional
happi(adj) free, base
-ness(noun) bound, suffix, derivational