1. What is a combining form?
2. What is he difference between an affix and a combining form?
3. What is a splinter?
4. What words can be formed by splinters?
5. What class of morphemes do splinters represent?
6. What is a semi-affix?
7. What English semi-affixes are most productive?
8. What are the reasons for semi-affixes to appear in the language?