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GST 111 GST 111 Past Questions Objective Question

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How is the grammatical hierarchy in English structured?
Options
A sentence, clause, phrase, word and sentence.
B morpheme, word, clause, phrase and sentence.
C morpheme, word, phrase, clause and sentence.
Correct Answer
D sentence, phrase, clause, word and morpheme.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The grammatical hierarchy is structured from the smallest unit to the largest: morphemes combine to form words, words combine to form phrases, phrases combine to form clauses, and clauses combine to form sentences.

Hint

Think of building blocks: the smallest piece of meaning builds up to the largest complete thought.

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