Tessa’s Uncle Bill was the most loquacious person Tessa knew. Unlike Tessa, who spoke infrequently, Uncle Bill could chat for hours. Fortunately, Uncle Bill was also very amusing, and he often made Tessa laugh. Their sense of humor was something they shared.

Question

Mandy read the paragraph and looked up the word loquacious. She determined that it meant “talkative." Which phrases are context clues that Mandy could use to confirm the meaning of loquacious? Select the two correct answers.

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Responses

“something they shared”
“ something they shared ”

“Uncle Bill was also very amusing”
“ Uncle Bill was also very amusing ”

“Unlike Tessa, who spoke infrequently,”
“ Unlike Tessa, who spoke infrequently, ”

“he often made Tessa laugh”
“ he often made Tessa laugh ”

“Uncle Bill could chat for hours”

Answer 1

The two correct answers that serve as context clues to confirm the meaning of "loquacious" as "talkative" are:

1. “Unlike Tessa, who spoke infrequently,”
2. “Uncle Bill could chat for hours”

These phrases help illustrate the contrast between Tessa's infrequent speech and Uncle Bill's tendency to talk a lot.