The word monogamous has three parts: the root mono, the root gam, and the suffix -ous. Find the roots and the suffix in the chart and choose the answer that best defines the word monogamous. Be careful! Remember that the suffix tells you what the word's part of speech is.

Question

Group of answer choices

an adjective that means married to one person

a noun that means marriage to one person

an adjective that means married to two people

a noun that means marriage to two people.

Answer 1

The word "monogamous" is derived from the root "mono-" meaning "one," the root "gam" meaning "marriage," and the suffix "-ous," which makes it an adjective.

Based on this breakdown, the correct definition of "monogamous" is:

an adjective that means married to one person.