Use the sentence to answer the question.

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)
to open
to build
to decide
to plan

Answer 1

The underlined word in your sentence is "Construction." The root of "construction" is "struct," which comes from the Latin word "struere," meaning "to build." Therefore, the correct answer is:

to build.