Which best identifies a suffix and how it changes the meaning of the word? the suffix in journalism is -ism; it changes the word to mean "the practice of periodical writing of current news." the suffix in nihilism is -ism; it changes the word to mean "to make nothing." the suffix in recycle is re-; it changes the word to mean "to process again." the suffix in preapprove is pre-; to changes the word to mean "to give permission in advance."

If the choices are:

The suffix in journalism is -ism; it changes the word to mean "the practice of periodical writing of current news."

The suffix in nihilism is -ism; it changes the word to mean "to make nothing."

The suffix in recycle is re-; it changes the word to mean "to process again."

The suffix in preapprove is pre-; to changes the word to mean "to give permission in advance."

The answer is then the first option. 

The world Journal is a periodic record of events or news. When you say journalism, it becomes a practice, which is totally different from the meaning of the root word. 

We can rule out the last two because pre- and re- are prefixes, not suffixes. We rule out the nihilism example because nihil does not stand on its own. It is a Latin term that means "nothing," and adding -ism just sort of makes the word usable in the English language. 

Despite the overwhelming body of academic work on the civil war produced in the united states (and beyond) most of the american public (as well as the international audience) has been exposed to it through cultural texts such as novels, poems, songs, motion pictures, tv series, and documentaries.