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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?
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It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious.
It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious .
It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious.
It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious .
It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious.
It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious .
It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
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It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
Explanation: adding the suffix -ous creates an adjective meaning "having the quality of" (e.g., infectious = having the quality of causing contagion or spreading).
Explanation: adding the suffix -ous creates an adjective meaning "having the quality of" (e.g., infectious = having the quality of causing contagion or spreading).
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