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Use the sentence to answer the question.
Members of the press were required to show their credentials before being granted access to the media room. One woman was turned away because she could not find the badge issued to her by the newspaper she worked for.
Which phrase from the sentences provides the best clue to the meaning of credentials as it is used here?
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the badge issued to her by the newspaper
the badge issued to her by the newspaper
before being granted access to the media room
before being granted access to the media room
Members of the press
Members of the press
One woman was turned away
1 answer
The phrase that provides the best clue to the meaning of "credentials" as it is used here is:
the badge issued to her by the newspaper
This phrase indicates that credentials refer to some form of identification or proof of authority, which in this case is the badge.
