A "cat" can be defined as a furry little animal that goes "meow," while the word "cats" indicates that there is more than one of these little animals. Thus, while "cat" indicates one meaningful unit, "cats" would constitute two
A)phonemes.
B)morphemes.
C)transformations.
D)syntactical units.

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Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language. The word "cat" is a single morpheme representing one unit of meaning, and the addition of "s" to make "cats" adds another morpheme that indicates plurality, making two morphemes in total.

A "Cat" Can Be Defined as a Furry Little Animal