Morphemes & Pronouns

• plural -s (IM)


  The boys were there.
• possessive -s (IM)


  The boy's dog was there.
• comparative -er (IM)


  The box is bigger than that one.
• superlative -est (IM)


  The box is the biggest.
• 3rd person singular (present tense) -s (IM)


  She walks to class.
• past tense -ed (IM)


  She walked to class.
• progressive -ing (IM)


  She is walking to class.
• past participle -ed or -en (IM)


  She has walked to class.

  She has eaten the bagel.
• irregular past tense (go, eat, do)


  He went to the store.

  I ate the bagel.

  I did the work.
• irregular plurals (child, woman, deer)


  The children are here.

  The women are here.

  The deer are here.
• irregular comparative/superlative


  I have the better one.

  She has the best one.
• English allomorphs: plurals


  /s/, /z/, /iz/

  
  

  ex: dishes, cats, dogs
• English allomorphs: past tense


  /id/, /d/, /t/

  
  

  ex: walked, cried, rated
• Brown's 14 morphemes (B)


  1. progressive -ing

  2. preposition in

  3. preposition on

  4. plural -s

  5. irregular past tense

  6. possessive -s

  7. un-contractible copula be

  8. articles a, the, an

  9. regular past tense -ed

  10. regular third person singular -s

  11. irregular third person

  12. un-contractible auxiliary be

  13. contractible copula be

  14. contractible auxiliary be
• 8 inflectional morphemes (IM)


  1. third-person singular -s

  2. past tense -ed

  3. progressive -ing

  4. past participle -ed or -en

  5. plural -s

  6. possessive -s

  7. comparative -er

  8. superlative -est
• progressive -ing (B)


  mastered by 27-30m

  
  

  ex: We are leaving. The pizza is baking.
• preposition in (B)


  mastered by 27-30m

  
  

  ex: I drove in the car. The pizza is in the oven.
• preposition on (B)


  mastered by 27-30m

  
  

  ex: I am on the couch. We like the toys on the counter.
• plural -s (B)


  mastered by 27-30m

  
  

  ex: There are two dogs. The pigs smell.
• irregular past tense (B)


  mastered by 27-30m

  
  

  ex: He slid down the hill. We ate the pizza.
• possessive -s (B)


  mastered by 31-34m

  
  

  ex: Megan's hair is long. The boy's pizza looks good.
• uncontractible copula be (B)


  mastered by 31-34m

  
  

  ex: He was there. Who is there? She is.
• articles a, the, an (B)


  mastered by 31-46m

  
  

  ex: I have a dog. She owns the dogs.
• regular past tense -ed (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: I wanted pizza. My brother shoveled the snow.
• regular third person singular -s (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: The girl plays with legos. He wants to leave.
• irregular third person (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: He has a dog. He does like pizza.
• uncontractible auxiliary be (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: I was eating. Who is eating? I am.
• contractible copula be (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: That's a big pizza. The girl's pretty.
• contractible auxiliary be (B)


  mastered by 41-46m

  
  

  ex: I'm eating. She's eating.
• first person singular


  nominative: I

  accusative: me
• first person plural


  nominative: we

  accusative: us
• second person singular


  nominative: you

  accusative: you
• second person plural


  nominative: you

  accusative: you
• third person singular masculine


  nominative: he

  accusative: him
• third person singular feminine


  nominative: she

  accusative: her
• third person singular neuter


  nominative: it

  accusative: it
• third person plural or singular


  nominative: they

  accusative: them