Context Clues Flashcards
The words and sentences around an unfamiliar word help unlock the meaning of that word
Context clues
A simple yet effective method for expanding listening and reading vocabularies
Context clues
A writer may give a direct definition of the new word using a form of BE
Definition
Am, is were,are,was,be is what example of five common types?
Definition
Another signal may be commas, parenthesis, or dashes. Is called what?
Appositives
A writer will give one or more examples to show the meaning of a word
Example
A writer will make a ____ that allows one to know the meaning of an unfamiliar word
Comparison
Words that may signal___;include as, as if, as though, like, similar and the way
Comparison
A writer sets an unfamiliar word against opposite
Contrast
The meaning of unfamiliar word may be inferred according to a _____
Cause and effect
Because, in order to, hence, thus is what common types example?
Cause and effect
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