Question

in the words wide and width, what is the relationship between the words? (1 point) wide is an adjective made from the adjective width by dropping the -th. width is a noun made from the verb wide by adding -th. wide and width are both nouns made from the verb to widen. width is a noun made from the adjective wide by adding -th.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• First option: "width" is a noun, not an adjective, so this is wrong.
• Second option: "wide" is an adjective, not a verb, so this is wrong.
• Third option: "wide" is an adjective, not a noun, so this is wrong.
• Fourth option: "wide" is an adjective, and adding "-th" to "wide" forms the noun "width", which is correct.

Answer:

D. Width is a noun made from the adjective wide by adding -th.