Answer:
Two words using the root -gest- are gesture and digestion. The original meaning of the root as inherited from Lating was "carry" or "perform". In modern English, however, the word has a separate meaning of "a tale of adventures" or "a romance in verse" (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary).
Explanation:
Here is a sentence with the word "gesture".
<u>Peter's gift was a very kind gesture.</u>
As for the connection of the word "gesture" with its root: the gift actually "carries" kindness or "performs" an act of kindness.
I would need to see the examples
Johanna told John she had finished the book she was writing last time they met.
She said she finished it last week.
She told him she has started another one now.
She told him she is writing a love story and will finish it soon.
She told him she writes a little everyday.
