The basic part of a word that is also the source of its essential meaning is called a ______?

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by admin in daono | 0 comments
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What's up guys , I need help with this question the answers are

a) prefix

b)root

c) suffix

d)subject

"I'll give 5 stars if you give me the answer and the definition of each word – prefix , suffix & root


Answer:The answer is b – the root.

root – the basic part of a word

example: reCONSTRUCTion

prefix – an addition before the root of a word

example: REconstruction

suffix – an addition at the end of the root of a word

example: reconstructION

The root is what contributes to the basic meaning of a word – prefixes and suffixes serve to narrow down the meaning – who, when, how, in what tense

example: re – again

construct – to build

ion – the action of

So the word RECONSTRUCTION would mean "the action of building again."

Hope that helped! Good luck! :)

P.S. Although you didn't ask for it, the subject is the object in the sentence that is performing the predicate

example: The girl ran to the store.

girl – subject

ran – predicate

It doesn't really have much in common with roots, prefixes and suffixes, all which are similar in function


Answer:B root. A is the first part of the word, suffix the end.

Answer:B root,

Prefix is something added on to the beginning of a word. Suffix is something added on to the end of a root. A subject is the thing that's being talked about in a sentence.

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