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Removal Which of these is the free morpheme in this word?

a. al-
b. moval
c. re-
d. mov(e)

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The answer is (d.) mov(e). A free morpheme means a word that can stand alone. In the word REMOVAL, the word move can leave out and can stand on its own since it has its own meaning. The word move doesn't need prefixes to have a meaning. 
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