Read the following sentence.

We asked Gary to be the scribe at our meeting.

Based on the meaning of the root in the word scribe, what will Gary be doing at the meeting?

placing

holding

driving

*writing

The word scribe is a noun, which refers to a person whose task is to copy documents. Its verb meaning is to write. Therefore, Gary will do the writing at the meeting. A scribe is also synonymous to the word secretary, copyist or transcriber.