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Question 4 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY

Which words share a word root with educate ? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
conduct
B
duet
C
edifice
D
deduction
E
duplicate

Explanation

Educate comes from the Latin root ducere, meaning “to lead” or “to draw out.” Deduction contains the same root in the sense of leading or reasoning from one point to another, and conduct comes from a Latin word meaning “to lead together.” So the two words that share the root are “deduction” and “conduct.”

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