Question

what does the structure of the word \altruistic\ tell the reader about its meaning? the word stem tells the reader that the meaning is related to \believe.\ the word stem tells the reader that the meaning is related to \body.\ the suffix tells the reader that the meaning is related to \having the quality of something.\ the suffix tells the reader that the meaning is related to \the state or condition of something.\

Explanation:

1. Analyze the word "altruistic": Its stem is "altru -" (related to unselfishness, not "believe" or "body"). The suffix "-istic" typically means "having the quality of" (e.g., "realistic" means having the quality of being real).

• The first option is wrong as "altru -" has no relation to "believe".
• The second option is wrong as "altru -" is not related to "body".
• The fourth option is wrong as "-istic" does not relate to "state or condition" (suffixes like "-ion" or "-ness" do that more, while "-istic" is about quality).
• The third option is correct because the suffix "-istic" conveys the idea of having the quality of the stem's meaning (here, altruism - related quality).

Answer:

The suffix tells the reader that the meaning is related to "having the quality of something."