The correct answer is: [D]: "defensive".
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The following words, with suffixes, exist: "defensively" ; "defensiveness" .
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Consider the other answer choices:
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Choice: [A]: "hopeing" . This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—ing" ;
and the word: "hopeing" {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct word is: "hoping" — without an extra "silent <em>e</em> " added to the suffix.
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Choice: [B]: "<span>paceed</span>" . This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—ed" ;
and the word: "paceed" {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct answer is: "paced" — without an extra "silent <em>e </em>" added to the suffix.
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Choice: [C]: " likeable ". This answer is incorrect.
This answer already has a suffix; which is: "—able" ;
and the word: " likeable " {sic} — is incorrect {i.e. is NOT a word}.
The correct word is: " likable " — without an extra "silent <em>e</em> " added to the suffix.
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The correct answer is: Choice: [D]: "defensive" .
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He stops because when he realizes that they can never escape the cave without the strength of the Cyclops<span> to remove the gigantic rock at the entrance. Foiled again. So they mill around and wait for the monster to wake up and have breakfast.</span>
For the answer to the question above asking w<span>hich of the following is a prominent theme in romanticism?</span>The answer is D because romanticism is a movement in the arts and literature emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity and the primacy of the individual.
