Context Clues: Restatements & Definitions

Identify the context clues in the following:

He keeps on using hackneyed phrases. He doesn't know that they are overused and are so boring.

What type of context clues is used in the following?

He keeps on using hackneyed phrases. He doesn't know that they are overused and are so boring.

• Restatement

• Definition

Identify the context clues in the following:

Because she is a kleptomaniac, a person with obessesive impulse to steal, her parents would not allow her to leave their house.

What type of context clues used in the following?

Because she is a kleptomaniac, a person with obessesive impulse to steal, her parents would not allow her to leave their house.

• Restatement

• Definition

Identify the context clues in the following:

I have three friends with acrophobia. They have

extreme fear of heights.

What type of context clues used in the following?

I have three friends with acrophobia. They have

extreme fear of heights.

• Restatement

• Definition

Identify the context clues in the following:

His father was convicted of committing felony

—a very serious crime.

What type of context clues used in the following?

His father was convicted of committing felony

—a very serious crime.

• Restatement

• Definition

Identify the context clues in the following:

The president’s statement exacerbated, or worsened,

the conflict between the government and the rebels.

What type of context clues used in the following?

The president’s statement exacerbated, or worsened,

the conflict between the government and the rebels.

• Restatement

• Definition