Select the phrase in this excerpt that provides a context clue about the meaning of the word vacated. she realized that pine gro
ve did not have any open, public spaces where everyone could go to relax and enjoy nature. the only unused space was a vacated plot on cedar avenue that was completely overgrown. suddenly, samara had a great idea. she decided to spend her summer campaigning for a new community park. the only problem was that she had no idea where to start.
Context clues refer to the surrounding information of an unknown word in a text or a speech that helps us infer the meaning of that word. In the excerpt, the phrase “the only unused space” works as a context clue of the word “vacated” because it helps us infer that the term is an adjective used to refer to something (in this case, the plot) that is not being used, that is empty.
The ideas that is most closely
related to the theme in these lines are ‘It is the law of life: one takes, then
one hands over to another in one's turn. But that does not mean we obey the law
readily and willingly.’
