A synonym or repeat context clue
Answer:
Ruth's relations with the other family members are very good. Lena is the family matriarch and the mother of Walter, but she and Ruth generally get along as a mother and daughter would. Lena may empathize with her because she also married into the family.
Explanation:
His free verse is the best vehicle for poetry because it helped the reader understand his poetry better.
Answer:
1. The
2. an; an
Explanation:
1. <u>The</u> boy slipped on the floor.
The should be used as the relevant article when the noun in the sentence is specific and the only one being referred to as is the case with the boy in this sentence.
2. There is<u> an</u> apple and <u>an</u> orange in the basket.
As both apple and orange begin with vowels or rather have a vowel like sound, the relevant article will be ''an'' because this is the article to be used when referring to vowels.