MTEL Communication Literacy Skills : Reading Practice Test

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What does the noun suffix -acy generally indicate?

  1. Act, condition, fact

  2. State, condition

  3. Quality, state

  4. Action, state, result

The correct answer is: State, condition

The suffix -acy typically signifies a state or condition related to the root word it is attached to. When a noun ends with -acy, it often describes a specific state or condition that characterizes the subject of the noun. For example, words like "democracy" refer to a state of government, and "privacy" pertains to the state of being private. While other suffixes can denote different aspects such as action or quality, -acy is specifically associated with the concept of being in a particular state or condition. This is why the choice indicating state and condition aligns perfectly with the function of the suffix -acy.

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