Question

Which type of context clue would help define the word chary in the sentence below?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Explanation.

Explanation:

Context clues help us understand what the sentence is talking about. And in that way, there are various context clues that can help decipher the objective of writing anything.

In the given sentence, the word to be understood is "chary". Now, in order to get to understand or try to get what the word means, we can look for the explanation of that word. In getting what that given word means, we will be able to understand what the speaker is talking about.

So, looking for the explanation of the word 'chary', we find that it means careful, cautious, reluctant, etc. This gives us an easy understanding of what the sentence means.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is B. Antonym

Explanation:

Matt jumped into the new truck excited, but his mother was reluctant. These are opposite reactions. Also i got it right on the edmentum test! <3