5 Questions
Provide an example of an agent/instrument noun derived from a verb.
Harry drives.
What is an example of an affected noun derived from a verb?
Somebody employs Harry.
Give an example of an action noun derived from a verb.
The bus arrived promptly.
Can you give an example of an abstract noun derived from an adjective?
The depth of the ocean is unknown.
Provide an example of a place noun derived from a noun.
The ship anchored here.
Test your knowledge on the semantics of morphological relations in linguistic derivations. This quiz covers formal processes of derivation and how verbs, adjectives, and nouns are formed from different word classes.
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