Question

read the paragraph. my brother steven has wanted to drive ever since he was old enough to know what a car is. he has no trouble steering, but his feet cant apply enough pressure to the gas pedal or the brake. do you know of a mechanism he could use to make a car completely hand controlled? the root mechan means \machine.\ the suffix -ism means \act, practice, or process.\ based on this information, what does mechanism mean in the paragraph? a person who fixes a vehicle the action of a device

Explanation:

The root "mechan" means "machine" and the suffix "-ism" means "act, practice, or process". Combining them, "mechanism" refers to the action, practice or process related to a machine. In the context of the paragraph, it's about a device - related action for hand - controlled car.

Answer:

the action of a device