DLAB Recombining Language Segments 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You have these Zorathi segments: 'Vel-' (run), '-ak' (present tense), '-om' (plural subject). You need to say 'They run (now).' Which combination is correct?
- Vel-ak-om (Correct answer)
- Vel-om-ak
- Om-vel-ak
- Ak-vel-om
Correct answer: Vel-ak-om
Root first, then tense, then number: 'vel' + '-ak' + '-om' = 'Vel-ak-om.'
Zorathi morpheme order: verb root first, then tense suffix, then subject number suffix. 'Vel' (run) + '-ak' (present) + '-om' (plural) = 'vel-ak-om' → 'they run'. Reversing or reordering morphemes produces ungrammatical forms. Recombining morphemes in the correct order is a core DLAB skill.
Question 2: Given Telvari morphemes: 'Brak' (stone, noun), '-ul' (possession marker, 'of'), 'Mako' (tree, noun). To express 'stone of tree' (the stone belonging to the tree), which order is correct?
- Brak mako-ul (Correct answer)
- Mako-ul brak
- Brak-ul mako
- Mako brak-ul
Correct answer: Brak mako-ul
In Telvari, the possession marker attaches to the possessor (tree=mako): 'Brak mako-ul.'
Telvari expresses possession by attaching '-ul' to the possessor (the owner), which follows the possessed noun. 'Stone of tree' = possessed noun (brak) + possessor + '-ul' (mako-ul) = 'Brak mako-ul.' Attaching '-ul' to 'brak' would wrongly mark the stone as the possessor. Order matters: possessed first, then possessor+marker.
Question 3: In Veltari, a sentence is built from these units: [time prefix] + [subject] + [neg marker 'un-'] + [verb]. To negate 'He runs now': time='drek'(now), subject='brak'(he), verb='vel'(runs). What is the correct order?
- Drek brak un-vel. (Correct answer)
- Brak drek un-vel.
- Un-vel brak drek.
- Drek un-brak vel.
Correct answer: Drek brak un-vel.
Time prefix + subject + negated verb: 'Drek brak un-vel.'
Veltari sentence structure for negated sentences with time adverbs: [time] + [subject] + [neg marker+verb]. 'Drek' (now) + 'brak' (he) + 'un-vel' (neg+run) = 'Drek brak un-vel.' Placing the negation marker on any element other than the verb, or altering the time/subject order, violates the stated rule.
Question 4: In Snarvic, compound words are built as: [modifier root] + [connector '-o-'] + [head root]. 'Vel' (fast), 'Nalu' (horse). 'Fast-horse' (a type of horse known for speed) = ?
- Vel-o-nalu (Correct answer)
- Nalu-o-vel
- Vel-nalu
- Nalvel
Correct answer: Vel-o-nalu
Modifier + '-o-' + head: 'vel' (modifier) + '-o-' + 'nalu' (head) = 'Vel-o-nalu.'
Snarvic compound word formation uses the template: modifier root + '-o-' + head root. 'Fast-horse' = 'vel' (fast, modifier) + '-o-' + 'nalu' (horse, head) = 'vel-o-nalu'. Reversing gives 'nalu-o-vel' (horse-fast), which would describe a 'horse type of fast' — incorrect for the intended meaning. The modifier always precedes the head in this template.
Question 5: Given Drelvic segments: Question word 'mo' (what), Verb 'vel' (is), Noun 'brak' (stone). The rule: Question word + Verb + Noun = question sentence. Which is the correctly formed question?
- Mo vel brak? (Correct answer)
- Vel mo brak?
- Brak vel mo?
- Mo brak vel?
Correct answer: Mo vel brak?
Question word + Verb + Noun: 'mo vel brak?' = 'What is stone?'
The Drelvic question formula is: Question word + Verb + Noun. 'Mo' (what) + 'vel' (is) + 'brak' (stone) = 'Mo vel brak?' Other options rearrange the elements, violating the stated template. Rigid template application is a key recombination skill.
Question 6: In Zorathi, personal names are formed by combining: [family-name root] + [-o-] + [given-name root]. 'Bren' (family: cloud-clan), 'Talu' (given: swift). What is the full name?
- Bren-o-talu (Correct answer)
- Talu-o-bren
- Brental
- Talubren
Correct answer: Bren-o-talu
Family name + '-o-' + given name: 'Bren-o-talu.'
Zorathi name construction follows the template: [family-name] + '-o-' + [given-name]. 'Bren' (family) + '-o-' + 'talu' (given) = 'Bren-o-talu.' Reversing would create a name with the given name first (different culture convention). Omitting the connector '-o-' and fusing the roots ('brental', 'talubren') doesn't follow the stated template.
DLAB Recombining Language Segments 2
You have these Zorathi segments: 'Vel-' (run), '-ak' (present tense), '-om' (plural subject).
You need to say 'They run (now).' Which combination is correct?