How does adding -ous to change infect to infectious change the word's part of speech?
a. It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious
b. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious
c. It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious
d. It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious
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The correct answer is:
b. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
The addition of "-ous" turns the verb "infect" into the adjective "infectious," describing the quality of something that can spread infection or, in this context, spread good cheer.
