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Use the sentence to answer the question. The leader’s infectious laugh spreads good cheer throughout his team, creating a jovia...Asked by anonymous
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The leader’s infectious laugh spreads good cheer throughout his team, creating a jovial and amiable atmosphere.
How does adding -ous to change infect to infectious change the word’s part of speech?
A. It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious.
B. It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious.
C. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
D. It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious.
The leader’s infectious laugh spreads good cheer throughout his team, creating a jovial and amiable atmosphere.
How does adding -ous to change infect to infectious change the word’s part of speech?
A. It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious.
B. It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious.
C. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
D. It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious.
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C. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
Explanation: infect is a verb; adding the suffix -ous forms the adjective infectious (meaning causing or likely to cause infection or figuratively spreading), as in "an infectious laugh" where infectious describes the laugh (a noun).
Explanation: infect is a verb; adding the suffix -ous forms the adjective infectious (meaning causing or likely to cause infection or figuratively spreading), as in "an infectious laugh" where infectious describes the laugh (a noun).
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