Which suffix turns a verb into a noun indicating the act or process? Example: 'examine' -> 'examination.'

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Which suffix turns a verb into a noun indicating the act or process? Example: 'examine' -> 'examination.'

Turning a verb into a noun that names the act or process uses the -tion family of suffixes. This ending signals that you’re talking about the action itself or its result. In examine → examination, the word that names the activity of examining is formed by adding a form of this suffix, showing the same idea. Among the choices, the -tion form is the standard marker for nouns that express an action or process, which is why it fits best here. (The -ation variant shown in the example is just a specific spelling realization of the same suffix family.)

Turning a verb into a noun that names the act or process uses the -tion family of suffixes. This ending signals that you’re talking about the action itself or its result. In examine → examination, the word that names the activity of examining is formed by adding a form of this suffix, showing the same idea. Among the choices, the -tion form is the standard marker for nouns that express an action or process, which is why it fits best here. (The -ation variant shown in the example is just a specific spelling realization of the same suffix family.)

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