Question

What are 3 ways you can improve your reading by using context clues and understanding connotations?

Answer 1

Uh....I can only speedread....But I think maybe you're looking for understanding in different language? If so, look for words that are key to the sentence...

Alsom in terms of connotation, think of the relationship of words in cultures. For example, Home means something comfortable, safe. Terrorist would mean the exact opposite by that standrd.

Answer 2

can I please just get my 3 ways?

Answer 3

For context clues, I guess, for example if there is a difficult term, such as Lepidoptera, you would look for surrounding words in the sentence taht would help define it.

Answer 4

What do you think are 3 ways?

Answer 5

you can probably use a dictionary.right?

Answer 6

Well, I think the question was asking specifically from the standalone text.

Answer 7

is that one of the ways?

Answer 8

what do u mean by standalone text?

Answer 9

I did try to define it for you earlier. In fact, if you read closely, I already gave you 2 ways.

Answer 10

I got the first way.whats the second way?couldn't I use a dictionary?

Answer 11

Define these 2 for me: context clues and understanding connotation

Answer 12

context clues=word hints and connotation=meaning

Answer 13

is that right?

Answer 14

Well, that's extremely simplifed there, but we can work off that. Connotation is IMPLIED meaning, and for context clues, its surrounding words that may help in understanding.

Answer 15

For example, if I said, "The fire-breathing, scaly long is here to eat us all" What is a long? Using the 'context clues' we can defer meaning.

Answer 16

the dragon

Answer 17

Yes! Long is the Chinese word for dragon.

Answer 18

That's one way.

Answer 19

so whats the second way?

Answer 20

For connotation, say I told you, "Welcome to our home". What does home imply?

Answer 21

house

Answer 22

Er, using non-physical, metaphorical terms.

Answer 23

welcoming the guests into the house.

Answer 24

And what emotion should that bring?

Answer 25

By saying that?

Answer 26

happiness

Answer 27

Yes. So in this case, 'home' and 'welcome' imply happiness.

Answer 28

so the second way is by using feelings and emotional words?

Answer 29

Well, some words have 'deeper' meaning. If I said gun, what would that mean? Its dangerous.

Answer 30

yeah

Answer 31

So the second way would be, "Determining meaning by understanding how it is related to the sentence".

Answer 32

oh ok

Answer 33

For example, if I said, "He was pointing a gun at the rabbit", that would mean, "He is dangerous" and "rabbit is in danger".

Answer 34

yea

Answer 35

I can't think of another way though. I could only figure out 2 ways for you. Can you think of a thrid?

Answer 36

using dictionary.com

Answer 37

To be honest, that is a way, but your question asks for: by using context clues and understanding connotations?

Answer 38

I think they want a combination of the 2 as the last answer, unless there's more to those definitions we figured out.

Answer 39

you can use the different types of connotations.

Answer 40

Multiple connotations of one word? That could work.

Answer 41

so is that the third one?

Answer 42

It is a third one, but I don't know if its the best one.

Answer 43

but can it work?

Answer 44

Yes, I guess.

Answer 45

oh ok thank you for helping me to finish up this assignment.

Answer 46

To be honest, I'm not sure we came up with a good answer for the last one, but its been my pleasure. If you eve need help, call out.

Answer 47

ok thanks again.

Answer 48

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Answer 49

hi

Answer 50

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Answer 51

oh yea

Answer 52

Lol - Please close this post if you're done. :3 Thanks!