How do you use "context clues" in learning English? especially to improve reading skills.
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Most of the time I guess about the meaning. Then I read the sentence by taking that meaning. Then I verify my translation by using dictionary. Most of the time my guessed meanings are correct, but sometimes I get incorrect too. But my this method helps me a lot while reading, translating and understanding the concept being read.
Students can the identify words surrounding to try and decipher what the sentences is alluding to. The general inference of the sentence can be identified after understanding keys words or phrases. Context clues are really good for new learners.
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Hi, context clues can come from identifying root words and separating prefixes and suffixes from them. Another way to improve reading skills is to identify keywords in a sentence or phrase. These are just two ways. I hope this helps.
By examining the words and sentences around the term, they give clues regarding its meaning. For example. you can infer what something implies if the words "delicious" appears in a phrase about food. Pictures, actions or emotions can serves as context clues. We can improve our reading abilities and decipher the meaning of new words by applying context clues.
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