Question
As you continue to read the next part of The Gettysburg Address, you come across a word that you’re unfamiliar with.
Read the excerpt to use context clues to find the meaning of detract.
“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.”
What's the meaning of the word detract as it’s used in the sentence?
Question 6 options:
To fix conclusively
To allow something to continue
To set a limit to
To diminish the importance of something
Read the excerpt to use context clues to find the meaning of detract.
“The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.”
What's the meaning of the word detract as it’s used in the sentence?
Question 6 options:
To fix conclusively
To allow something to continue
To set a limit to
To diminish the importance of something
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In the context of the sentence, the word "detract" means "to diminish the importance of something." The phrase suggests that the valor and sacrifice of the brave men who struggled at Gettysburg have consecrated the site in a way that cannot be lessened or diminished by any actions or words.
So the correct option is:
**To diminish the importance of something.**
So the correct option is:
**To diminish the importance of something.**