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Writing Workshop: Compare-Contrast Essay

Question 21 • 130CR English 3

Having fallen out of the nest, the bird was insensible at first, but then flew off.

Answer
t
the root insens and the suffix -ible.
t
the root inseni and the suffix -ble.
t
the prefix in-, the root sens, and the suffix -ible.
t
the prefix insen-, the root eni, and the suffix -ble.

Explanation

In “insensible,” the prefix in- means “not,” the root sens relates to feeling, and the suffix -ible means “able to be.” Together, these parts describe someone or something that is not able to feel or respond. So the correct choice is “the prefix in-, the root sens, and the suffix -ible.”

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