Question

read the sentence and study the table. the 100 - year - old document was already ____ into numerous tiny pieces. prefix meaning co- with or together dis- opposite of im- not de- away from which choice correctly uses a prefix and completes the sentence? cointegrating deintegrating disintegrating imintegrating

Explanation:

The sentence describes a document breaking into tiny pieces. The prefix "dis -" means opposite of. "Integrating" means coming together, so "disintegrating" means falling apart, which fits the context of the document breaking into pieces. The other prefix - word combinations don't match the meaning needed for the sentence.

Answer:

C. disintegrating