In the word "rebuilt," re is
A) both a morpheme and a phoneme.
B) a morpheme, but not a phoneme.
C) a phoneme, but not a morpheme.
D) neither a morpheme nor a phoneme.

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"Re" is a morpheme, which is a unit of meaning. In this case, "re" means "again." However, it is not a phoneme, which is a unit of sound. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another (ex: "cat" and "bat" differ only by one phoneme).

In the Word "Rebuilt," Re Is