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The suffix -ion turns a root word into a noun meaning the act of or state of:

participate + ion = participation, the act of participating
confuse + ion = confusion, the state of being confused

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Today is World Turtle Day. Turtles have been around for two hundred million years. Every year about two hundred fifty thousand turtle die in fishing nets.

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The first Memorial Day was to remember soldiers who died in the Civil War. It was called Decoration Day because people decorated the soldiers’ graves with flowers. Today, Memorial Day is a time to remember Americans who have fought in all wars.

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