Question

1. scullion kitchen helper
2. the second brother in their fools parable lynette refers to the second brother whom gareth will face. a parable is a story that expresses a message symbolically. the four brothers have taken the names morning - star, noonday sun, star of evening, and night or death, as if they are characters in such a story.

from \gareth and lynette\ by alfred, lord tennyson

in line 49 of selection 1, gilgamesh calls death \fearsome.\ the word fearsome is formed from the anglo - saxon suffix - some. using your knowledge of the suffix, choose the best explanation of the word.
a. it is a noun meaning \full of fear.\
b. it is a noun meaning \causing fear.\
c. it is an adjective meaning \full of fear.\
d. it is an adjective meaning \causing fear.\

Explanation:

The suffix -some in English often forms adjectives and means "causing" or "characterized by". For the word "fearsome", it is an adjective and it means causing fear. For example, a fearsome creature is one that causes fear in others.

Answer:

D. It is an adjective meaning "causing fear."