English-2
Grade-8
Easy

Question

What is the difference between a base word and a root word?

  1. A base word as well as a root word cannot stand on its own.
  2. A root word can stand on its own and a base word cannot.
  3. The root word may or may not have a meaning while a base word has a meaning on its own.
  4. You can only add affixes to a root word.

hintHint:

A root word can have a meaning or it can be a word with no meaning. It is in its original form and may come from different languages like Greek or Latin. A base word is a word that can stand on its own and has a meaning. It does not have any other words added at the beginning or the end.

The correct answer is: The root word may or may not have a meaning while a base word has a meaning on its own.


    The correct answer is option 'c'.
    The root word may or may not have a meaning while a base word has a meaning on its own.

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