SOLUTIONS TO: LING 101: Additional Practice Test Questions (morphology)

Persian

1. xaridam I bought 7. naxaridam I did not buy

2. xaridi you bought 8. naxaridi you did not buy
3. xarand they buy 9. naxarand they do not buy
4. xaridim we bought 10. naxaridim we did not buy
5. xaridid you (plural) bought 11. naxaridid you (plural) did not buy
6. xaridnand they bought 12. naxaridand they did not buy

1. In Persian, the morpheme that means {negative} or “not” is

a) nax
b) naxar
c) na
d) n
e) <none of the above>

2. In Persian, the morpheme that means “buy” is

a) xa
b) xar
c) xari
d) xarid
e) <none of the above>

3. In Persian, the morpheme that means {first person singular} or “I” is

a) idam
b) ida
c) id
d) am
e) <none of the above>

4. In Persian, the morpheme that means {second person singular} or “you” is

a) id
b) i
c) idi
d) di
e) <none of the above>

5. In Persian, the morpheme that means {second person plural} or “you all” is
a) id
b) i
c) idid
d) did
e) <none of the above>
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LING 101 1
Persian (this is the same data as on the other side, but it’s repeated here for convenience)

1. xaridam I bought 7. naxaridam I did not buy

2. xaridi you bought 8. naxaridi you did not buy
3. xarand they buy 9. naxarand they do not buy
4. xaridim we bought 10. naxaridim we did not buy
5. xaridid you (plural) bought 11. naxaridid you (plural) did not buy
6. xaridnand they bought 12. naxaridand they did not buy

6. In Persian, the morpheme that means {third person plural} or “they” is

a) and
b) d
c) idnand
d) nd
e) <none of the above>

7. In Persian, the morpheme that means {first person plural} or “we” is

a) m
b) i
c) dim
d) im
e) <none of the above>

8. In Persian, the morpheme that means {past tense} is

a) id
b) i
c) idid
d) did
e) <none of the above>

LING 101 2