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Ice chips can help alleviate the problem instead of making it worse.
Which type of context clue did the writer use in this sentence?

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Responses

definition/explanation
definition/explanation

example/illustration
example/illustration

synonym/restatement
synonym/restatement

antonym/contrast
antonym/contrast
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Answer 1

The type of context clue used in the sentence "Ice chips can help alleviate the problem instead of making it worse" is antonym/contrast. The phrase "instead of making it worse" provides a contrast to "help alleviate," indicating the opposite effect.