Michael was a really big guy. he was a linebacker on the football team, and his shoulders were twice the size of most people’s. everyone knows michael at school, but no one actually knows his real name. they just call him “tiny.” which literary device is the author using?
a)paradox
b)verbal irony
c)symbolism
d)understatement

answer: group ii. when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able.

explanation: the word will be deplorable. -able will be used with the word 'deplore-'. the group ii is when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able is used for the word deplore- because the word deplore- has 'e' at the end of it.