Question

Read the paragraph from the section "It was a newspaper's idea." The first official Groundhog Day celebration in the U.S. took place February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas. He convinced a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters — known as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club — to support his idea. The men trekked to a site called Gobbler’s Knob, where the inaugural groundhog became the bearer of bad news; he saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of wintery weather. Which of the following words or phrases from the paragraph give context clues to the meaning of the word "inaugural"?

Answer 1

Answer: the first official

Explanation: Inaugural is a word, that marks the beginning of an institution, activity, or period of office. Here, the first official Groundhog Day celebration.

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