Artificial language decoding — select the word that could mean “apple juice” Given translations: • malgauper = peach cobbler • malgaport = peach juice • moggagrop = apple jelly Which constructed word could stand for “apple juice”?

Introduction / Context:
This verbal reasoning item asks you to infer morpheme meanings from an artificial language and then recombine them to form the requested English phrase. Such questions test pattern recognition, analogy, and careful elimination rather than real-world vocabulary knowledge.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• malgauper = peach cobbler
• malgaport = peach juice
• moggagrop = apple jelly
• Each composite seems to be formed by a root for the fruit plus a root for the product (dessert, juice, jelly).

Concept / Approach:
The method is to map consistent subparts (morphemes) across pairs. Comparing the first two phrases, the shared part is “malga–”, which must map to “peach”. The differing parts “–uper” and “–port” must map to “cobbler” and “juice” respectively. Next, use “moggagrop” to learn that “mogga–” means “apple” and “–grop” means “jelly”. Having mapped the morphemes, build “apple juice” by pairing the “apple” stem with the “juice” stem.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• malgaauper: uses “malga–” (peach) and “–uper” (cobbler) → “peach cobbler”, not apple juice.
• gropport: combines “jelly” and “juice” suffixes without a fruit stem; meaningless in context.
• moggagrop: this is explicitly given as “apple jelly”.
• moggaauper: “apple cobbler”, not “apple juice”.

Common Pitfalls:
Confusing shared prefixes with shared suffixes, or assuming word order changes the mapping. In these problems, morpheme meanings stay consistent and combine additively.

Final Answer:
moggaport