Coins in a Piggy Bank Are an Example of A(n)________

question 69

Multiple Choice

Coins in a piggy bank are an example of a(n) ________.

• A)compound
• B)heterogeneous mixture
• C)element
• D)homogeneous mixture
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Content Morpheme

A type of morpheme that carries semantic content and contributes to the meaning of a word, as opposed to grammatical function.

Functional Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word, contributing to the linguistic function of spoken language.

Morpheme

The smallest significant unit of meaning in a word (e.g., the word boys has two morphemes, boy and -s).

Phoneme

The smallest significant unit of sound in a language. Alphabetic characters roughly correspond to phonemes (e.g., apt, tap, and pat are all made up of the same phonemes).