Whats the meaning of the suffix -ive i cant find it anywhere

-ive. a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.: active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive. Similarly, you may ask, what are words that end with Ive?

Explanation:

the suffix ive means "tending to", "doing" or "being".

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the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

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