Asked by C.W

Which phrase best describes a characteristic of a base word?(1 point)
Responses

added to a root
added to a root

has meaning on its own
has meaning on its own

the smallest meaningful unit in a language
the smallest meaningful unit in a language

gives a word its principal meaning

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
has meaning on its own

Explanation: A base word (or root/base) can stand alone with its own meaning and can have prefixes or suffixes added. The other choices describe affixes ("added to a root"), morphemes in general ("smallest meaningful unit"), or a related idea but the clearest match is that a base word has independent meaning.