A Linguistics Workbook, 4th Edition

3. Object marking
   Merkin morpheme English gloss

a. 3rd person singular masculine

b. 3rd person singular feminine

C. 3rd person singular inanimate

d. 3rd person plural

4. Modality marking
   Merkin morpheme English gloss

a. future

b. conditional

B. What is the word order in a Merkin sentence? Use terms such as subject,
object, verb.

C. The subject-marking morphemes occur in both a long and a short form. What
is the conditioning environment for each form?

D. The modality morphemes occur in both a long and a short form. What is the
conditioning environment for each form?