Question

use the title of the mentor text oon p.324

"junk-food Tax: well-intentioned but bat idea "
identify a word in the title that has a prefix , suffix, and root word
based on context clues and the words surrounding the words what does it mean?

Answer 1

Word: well-intentioned

Breakdown:
- Prefix: well- (here acting like a prefix/adverb meaning “good” or “in a good way”)
- Root: intent / intention (meaning “purpose” or “aim”)
- Suffix: -ed (makes it an adjective: “having” that intent)

Meaning from context:
In the title "Junk-Food Tax: Well-Intentioned but [bad] Idea," the phrase means the tax was created with good purposes or aims (to improve health, for example), but the rest of the title (“but bad idea”) shows the author thinks those good intentions don’t make it a good policy in practice.