Exercise 1.

Exercise 1.

Going through the quiz, I found out that the test communicates about how grammar is relative. Individuals might use a noun as a verb or a verb in itself to denote a noun, and their sentences are grammatically correct. Based on the quiz, most of the traditional phrases are slowing outdating to more current ones. My answer to the first question did not line-up with the author’s since I used ‘whom’ that is traditional compared to who in the test. All the others did line up with the author’s required answers. The quiz brings my experience with English as it is spoken into reality since it shows how I have updated most of my traditional grammar to more current ones. It shows how, as an individual, I should be flexible with changing times in updating my English. For example, on the task of how I would say about taking my sister to the zoo, the test affirmed that using ‘Can’ is more natural than the latter.  The authors of the quiz utilize a hybrid use of language since they show how grammar is currently used and how it should be used. Hybrid use of language calls for flexibility and fair use of grammar.

Exercise 2(I)

1. I …. ‘am’
2. you (SG) …. ‘i’
3. we …. ‘na’
4. you (PL) ….’miid’
5. they …’mam’
6. not ….’nim’
7. Was/were + -ing (CONTINUOUS) ….’mi’

Exercise 2(ii)

1. They were buying ….’maxardam’
2. You (SG) did not buy ….’mixardam’
3. You (SG) were buying …. ‘mixardiam’

Exercise 3

1. Derivational affixes- digitalization. Inflectional affixes- continu
2. Derivational affixes- fluffy, warmer. Inflectional affixes-warmer, socks.
3. Derivational affixes-officer, arrested—inflectional affixes-arrest
4. Derivational affixes- studen Inflectional affixes-passed, students, hardest, working.
5. Derivational affixes- briskl Inflectional affixes-likes.
6. Derivational affixes- burned. Inflectional affixes- eggs, Isabella’s, burn
7. Derivational affixes- fal Inflectional affixes- falling.
8. Derivational affixes- un Inflectional affixes-cats.

Exercise 4

In the Persian data, ‘CONTINUOUS’ is not an inflectional suffix. ‘-UOUS’ indicates a derivational suffix. It shows a state of quality when used as a derivational suffix. Here, it shows that whatever is indicated flows without ceasing. For example, the water flows in a continuous direction. Although this seems true, we cannot hold our view in the same stanza if we base some knowledge on the previously done quiz, which highlights a change in how we should view grammar. ‘-UOUS’ is a prefix, and in English, all the prefixes are derivational, meaning that all the affixes create new words when used accordingly. For example, Afro can make both Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean.

Exercise 5(I)

Roots with roots.

2. See- 8, 13, 1, 2.
3. Hit- 10, 9, 4, 3.
4. Like- 13, 7.
5. Call- 12, 11, 5.

Past tense.

1. I saw.
2. You called.
3. I liked you.
4. You hit.

Present tense.

1. I hit you.
2. You see.
3. You call me.
4. You hit.
5. I see you.
6. You like me.

Future tense.

1. You will see more.
2. I will call you.
3. I will hit.
4. I will like.

Exercise 5(ii)

It is certain that Choctaw uses default marking in English.  The same verb is forming multiple sentences where we can see verb roots containing infixes that are more likely to portray aspectual information. For example, in the formation of ‘I see you’ to ‘you see’ and ‘you will see me.’

Exercise 5(iii)

1. ishlaikti
2. aiimapisaish
3. aiimalusa