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Title: When a suffix is added to a word, it:
Post by: BUDDA2222 on Feb 28, 2018
When a suffix is added to a word, it:
 
  A) makes the word plural.
  B) changes the meaning of the word.
  C) results in the opposite of the word.
  D) always makes the word a noun.

QUESTION 2

Etiology is the study of the cause of disease.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 3

Afferent means to carry impulses away from a center.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

Centimeter is 100 steps or degrees.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 5

The term adhesion means being stuck together.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 6

The singular of appendices is appendix.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


Title: When a suffix is added to a word, it:
Post by: x on Feb 28, 2018
[Answer to ques. #1]  B
Explanation: A) Only some suffixes make the word plural.
B) Correct.
C) Suffixes do not result in the opposite of the word.
D) Suffixes may make a root a noun or adjective.

[Answer to ques. #2]  TRUE
Explanation: Eti/o means cause, and -logy means study of.

[Answer to ques. #3]  FALSE
Explanation: Afferent means to carry impulses toward a center.

[Answer to ques. #4]  FALSE
Explanation: A centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter.

[Answer to ques. #5]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #6]  TRUE


Title: When a suffix is added to a word, it:
Post by: BUDDA2222 on Feb 28, 2018
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Title: When a suffix is added to a word, it:
Post by: x on Feb 28, 2018
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