Roots and Affixes Quick Check

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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.

Construction on the new shopping center will begin in two weeks.

Which is the meaning of the root in the underlined word?

(1 point)
Responses

to plan
to plan

to open
to open

to build
to build

to decide
to decide
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1 answer

The underlined word in the sentence is "Construction." The root of "construction" is "struct," which means "to build."

Therefore, the correct response is:

to build