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Context is an adjective describing the noun clues.*Bonus! Different types of context clues:

1. Definition and Restatement: when the definition of the unknown word is stated somewhere else in the sentence or passage.

2. Using Examples: when there is a list of examples that would be described by the unknown word.

3. Compare: when the unknown word is compared to another known word/ when the unknown word and a known word have similarities in the passage (the opposite of contrasting)

4. Contrast: when the unknown is being contrasted with a known word/ when the unknown word and a known word have differences in passage (the opposite of comparing)

5. Cause and Effect: when something caused something else/ when the unknown word is diretly affected to the cause and effect in the passage

6. Inference from General Context: when what is implied in the general context is picked up on by the reader to understand the meaning of the unknown word.

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Kari Denesik

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∙ 4y ago

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