What is true about an affix? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

Responses

It sometimes changes a base word’s part of speech.
It sometimes changes a base word’s part of speech.

It can come before or after a base word.
It can come before or after a base word.

It always changes a base word’s part of speech.
It always changes a base word’s part of speech.

It does not affect a base word’s meaning.
It does not affect a base word’s meaning.

It always comes before a base word.

1 answer

The two correct answers about an affix are:

  1. It sometimes changes a base word’s part of speech.
  2. It can come before or after a base word.

Affixes can indeed change the part of speech in some cases (for example, adding "-ly" can change an adjective to an adverb), and they can be prefixes (before the base word) or suffixes (after the base word).