In which of the following sentences does a derivational suffix make a root word into an italicized verb?

a. she came closer to her goal than she knows.
b. glacial rocks form the riverbed.
c. did you note the ape's contentment?
d. will she empathize with the children?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.