When the word oat is changed to the word boat,, the number ofA) phonemes and morphemes are both increased.B) phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes is increased.C) phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same.D) phonemes decreases, but the number of morphemes increases.

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When the word oat is changed to the word boat,, the number ofA)  phonemes and morphemes are both increased.B)  phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes is increased.C)  phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same.D)  phonemes decreases, but the number of morphemes increases.

Saksham Rajoriya · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Adding b to oat to form boat increases the number of phonemes (sounds) by one, but the word remains a single morpheme (unit of meaning) since adding b does not create a new word with a different meaning or grammatical function.

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