Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.The leader’s infectious laugh spreads good cheer throughout his team, creating a jovial and amiable atmosphere.How does adding -ous to change infect to infectious change the word’s part of speech?(1 point)

Answer 1

Adding -ous to change "infect" to "infectious" transforms the word from a verb to an adjective. The base word "infect" is a verb that describes an action, while "infectious" describes something that has the quality of causing infection, thus serving as an adjective to describe a noun.