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Question 18 • Language Arts 11

Read the sentence. Having fallen out of the nest, the bird was insensible at first, but then flew off. To decipher the meaning of the word insensible , break the word into

Answer
A
the prefix insen-, the root eni, and the suffix -ble.
B
the root insens and the suffix -ible.
C
the prefix in-, the root sens, and the suffix -ible.
D
the root inseni and the suffix -ble.

Explanation

Break “insensible” into the prefix in-, the root sens, and the suffix -ible. The prefix in- means “not,” sens relates to “feeling,” and -ible means “able to be,” so insensible can mean unable to feel or respond. In the sentence, the bird was initially unconscious or unresponsive after falling.

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