Which set correctly lists the three components of Form?

• A. Phonology, Morphology, Syntax
• B. Phonology, Semantics, Pragmatics
• C. Morphology, Lexicon, Discourse
• D. Phonology, Semantics, Semantics

Answer: (A)

Form refers to the structural aspects of language—the patterns you can hear and see, including sounds, word formation, and sentence structure. The three components that make up Form are phonology, which studies the sound system and how sounds pattern; morphology, which looks at the internal structure of words and how roots and affixes combine; and syntax, which governs how words are arranged to form grammatical sentences. Semantics and pragmatics, in contrast, focus on meaning and interpretation, not on the structural form. The other options mix meaning-related areas (semantics, pragmatics) or replace one of the structural components with something like Lexicon or Discourse, which aren’t part of the Form triad. So the set listing Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax is the best fit.