Question

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Use your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence below.

Rice grows in (Profusion) < (Italicized word) some parts of the southern states.

A. Great quality
B. great quantity
C. poor quantity
D. small quantity

Answer 1

I believe it’s small quantity

Step-by-step explanation:

It’s hard to tell because there are no italicized words

Answer 2

B. great quantity

Step-by-step explanation:

Profusion means extremely amount of something. The word profusion is a noun derived from the adjective profuse. The adjective has been turned into a noun by adding to the root the sufix ion. This is a sufix because it is attached to the end of the root: profuse + (e) turns into (i) = ion. Profuse means abundant and profusion means the state of being abundant.