In this scenario, the best strategy for the student to define the unfamiliar word is to look for context clues. Context clues are words or phrases in the surrounding text that can help explain the meaning of the unfamiliar word. Since the paragraph does not contain figurative language, looking for context clues will provide the most direct information related to the word's meaning.
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A student is trying to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a paragraph. The paragraph does not contain any examples of figurative language, and the student has already identified the unfamiliar word as a noun.
Which strategy would work best in order for the student to define the word?
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Responses
Look for context clues.
Look for context clues.
Determine the part of speech.
Determine the part of speech.
Examine sentence logic.
Examine sentence logic.
Identify idioms.
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