Question

Explain how a word can be a morphemic noun and a syntactic adverb in the same sentence. ??

Answer 1

Here is an example we can use to answer your question.

Let's take a look at the word "quiet." By itself, it is a free (or base) morpheme--all of its letters/sounds are required to create word meaning--in this case, "silence," or "absence of noise." And it is a morphemic noun.

Now, if we take the word "quiet" and add the suffix -ly, we have created a new word that functions differently in a sentence. In this case, it is an adverb that tells how someone goes about something, or speaks, etc.

Now--both in one sentence. "Galadriel of Lothlórien stood in the eerie quiet of the forest and then quietly approached as Frodo peered into the dish." In its first usage, "quiet" is a free (and base) morphemic noun meaning "state of being without noise." But quietly tells HOW she approached--noiselessly. That's an adverb.