How is the word protection different from the word protect?
a. protection is a noun, while protect is an adjective.
b. protection is a noun, while protect is a verb.
c. protection is a verb, while protect is an adverb.
d. protection is a verb, while protect is a noun.

  B. Protections is a noun, while protect is a verb

Explanation:

  Nouns are members of a class of words that can be combined with determiners to serve as a subject of a verb. They can refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept.

  Verbs are the grammatical center of the predicate, they express an act. They are used with a subject what someone or something does or what happens to them.

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The answer is B: Protection is a noun, while protect is a verb.

Protection is a noun that has many denotations but all relating to the meaning of security, defense, and safeguard.

On the other hand, “to protect” is a verb in its infinitive form (not conjugated). Its meaning is related to the noun but it expresses this meaning in the form of an action, the action of providing protection.

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