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How many morphemes are in the word because?

The word "because" has two morphemes:

* be-: This is a bound morpheme, meaning it doesn't occur independently as a word. It's part of a larger word, in this case, "because".

* -cause: This is a free morpheme, meaning it can stand alone as a word.

So, the word "because" is made up of the morphemes "be-" and "-cause".

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