Context clues are used to (option 1)<span>Decipher the meaning of an unknown word.
When you do not know the meaning of a word, it is possible to look at what comes before and after it, the surroundings which are going to give you context clues to infer the meaning. there are 6 types of context clue, for example, root words and affix, contrast, logic, definition, etc. </span>