In the English language, "walked" contains "walk" and "ed," which are both
A) words.
B) morphemes.
C) phonemes.
D) syntax.

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"Walk" is the root morpheme or the base form of the word, and "ed" is the inflectional morpheme indicating the past tense. Therefore, "walked" contains two morphemes, making B the correct answer. "Words" (A) is incorrect because "walked" is a single word consisting of two morphemes. "Phonemes" (C) refer to the smallest units of sound in a language, and "syntax" (D) refers to the rules governing the structure of sentences, neither of which are relevant to the analysis of the word "walked."

In the English Language, "Walked" Contains "Walk" and "Ed," Which