Read the sentence.

with a new quarterback, the team hoped to contend for the championship.

if the prefix con- means “with” or “together,” what does contend mean?

a. to stretch together; compete

b. to yield possession; quit

c. to play again; repeat

d. to go before; replace

The correct answer is letter A.

Explanation:

When you CONTEND for a championship you are competing for something. We can infer by the meaning of the prefix con- that implies relationship. In this case, when a competition is being held the two teams are rivals.

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remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.