VCLA study material

Context Clues - Answer- Using the "___________" To determine the meaning of a word with Multiple meanings Familiar word - Answer- Use a familiar word in a context that is not so familiar., Use a familiar word in a context that is not so familiar. Punctuation mark use - Answer- Besides actual clue words, context hints can also come from punctuation marks like commas or dashes. Main Idea - Answer- Identify the Stated Main Idea of a Paragraph or Passage Expository Writting - Answer- Writing that explains - the main idea of a passage is usually stated in the passage; it is explicit. Frequently, it will be stated as the first sentence of the passage or at the end of the introduction. Own writting or User writting - Answer- In your own writing, you may have learned to call this main idea a topic statement. Stated Main Idea - Answer- In order to draw an inference, the reader must use past knowledge plus the facts and opinions of the writer. Keep the main idea in mind as you read, and determine whether or not you can conclude the same ideas as those of the writer. Also, and, besides, again - Answer- A word, phrase, sentence adds to the content of the preceding one. In fact, in other words, obviously, of course, too, evidently - Answer- A word, phrase, sentence clarifies the content of the preceding one. Also, likewise, similar, by the same token - Answer- A phrase/sentence indicates a comparison to the preceding one. Although, but, however, in contrast, nevertheless, yet, on the contrary, on the other hand - Answer- A phrase/sentence indicates contrast to the preceding one. for example, to illustrate, for instance, thus, that is - Answer- A phrase/sentence provides an example of a preceding generalization. below, above, near, next to, opposite, elsewhere, within - Answer- A phrase/sentence show