Answer to Question #289144 in English for kivedo

Question

Morphology deals with structural properties of words, such as prefixes, root words, and suffixes. Identify the prefix, root word and suffix used in the word below. Explain the meaning conveyed by the prefix, root word and suffix in this word.

5.1 multimodality (6 marks)

Answer 1

Multi- The prefix

Modal - The root word

-ity - The suffix

The prefix, multi- means many, much, many times. In this case, the prefix as used in the word multimodal means many modes.

The root word Modal is an adjective from the word Mode which means a way of doing something.

The suffix -ity means the state of being something. The suffix is used to form a noun from the adjective that conforms to the quality described for instance Multimodal is the adjective, Multimodality is the noun derived from Multimodal.