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?
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Responses
It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious.
It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious .
It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious.
It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious .
It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious.
It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious .
It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious .
It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
To understand how adding -ous changes the word "infect" to "infectious" and what part of speech it becomes, we need to understand the base word and its original part of speech.
The word "infect" is a verb that describes the action of spreading a disease or causing an illness. When we add the suffix -ious to "infect," it changes the word's part of speech.
Now, let's consider the given options:
1. It changes the verb infect to an adverb, infectious.
2. It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious.
3. It changes the adjective infect to a noun, infectious.
4. It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.
Looking at these options, we can eliminate options 1, 3, and 4 because they do not correctly correspond to the original part of speech of "infect," which is a verb. An adverb modifies a verb (e.g., "quickly"), a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., "cat," "table"), and an adjective describes a noun (e.g., "beautiful").
Option 2 remains: It changes the noun infect to an adjective, infectious. This option correctly reflects that adding -ous to "infect" changes it from a verb to an adjective. "Infectious" now describes the quality of something being infectious, such as an infectious laugh.
Therefore, the correct answer would be: It changes the verb infect to an adjective, infectious.