1. Derivational morphemes are affixes (prefixes and suffixes) that are added to a base word to create a new word.
They often change the meaning of the base word and sometimes change its grammatical category (part of speech).
For example:
happy (adjective) → happiness (noun)
act (verb) → action (noun)
2. Not all derivational morphemes change the part of speech.
Some derivational affixes modify the meaning of the word but leave the part of speech unchanged.
For example:
kind (adjective) → unkind (adjective)
do (verb) → redo (verb)
Thus, while derivational morphemes can change the part of speech, it does not happen in all cases.
They often change the meaning of the base word and sometimes change its grammatical category (part of speech).
For example:
happy (adjective) → happiness (noun)
act (verb) → action (noun)
2. Not all derivational morphemes change the part of speech.
Some derivational affixes modify the meaning of the word but leave the part of speech unchanged.
For example:
kind (adjective) → unkind (adjective)
do (verb) → redo (verb)
Thus, while derivational morphemes can change the part of speech, it does not happen in all cases.
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