In the sentence "Ice chips can help alleviate the problem instead of making it worse," the context clue used is antonym/contrast. The phrase "instead of making it worse" contrasts with the idea of helping, indicating that ice chips have a beneficial effect rather than a harmful one.
Ice chips can help alleviate the problem instead of making it worse.%0D%0AWhich type of context clue did the writer use in this sentence?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Aantonym/contrast%0D%0Aantonym/contrast%0D%0A%0D%0Adefinition/explanation%0D%0Adefinition/explanation%0D%0A%0D%0Asynonym/restatement%0D%0Asynonym/restatement%0D%0A%0D%0Aexample/illustration
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