CONTEXTUAL CLUES

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WHAT IS CONTEXTUAL CLUES? FUNCTION OF CONTEXTUAL CLUES TYPE OF CONTEXTUAL CLUES DEFINITION EXAMPLE SYNONYM ANTONYM EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION RESTATEMENT GENERAL CONTEXT REFERENCE 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 3 3

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WHAT IS CONTEXTUAL CLUES?

Contextual clues are words, phrases or any sentences that provide a bit of information, combined with prior knowledge within texts, stories or articles to allow a reader to deduce,decide and understand the meaning of the unknown word.

FUNCTION OF CONTEXTUAL CLUES

Book writers, novelist especially science-fiction ones include clues to assist their reader to understand the meaning new or difficult word. These words or phrases are written around the difficult and new word. By reading the provided contextual clues, readers can understand the difficult and new words by deducing the meaning behind the word.

TYPE OF CONTEXTUAL CLUES

DEFINITION
The meaning of the word given in text and below word will be the signal or using brackets , dashes and commas. Such as That is Meaning Or Known as - Is called In other word - Referred Is defined Examples: 1. In the last lecture, Prof. Syafren told us the element that store energy in magnetic field is called capacitor 2. People who care only money and high status known as bourgeouisie. 3. My girlfriend was vegetarian(people who do not eat meat) until recently.

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EXAMPLE
To illustrate the word. Example: 1. The lantern illuminated the cave so well that we were able to see the formations and even the spiders crawling on the rocks. 2. Sarah is very affluent. She drives an imported sports car and wears expensive clothes and jewellery. She also lives in a huge house.

SYNONYM
Word that equally meaning given in sentence. Example: 1. The family doctor said that the medication for Junes sister was innocuous, that is, it was harmless. 2. Kerry gave a triumphant shout to celebrate our team's victorious record.

ANTONYM
Word that has opposite meaning given in sentence but usually introduced by word below -However but yet neverthelesswhile rather -than althought despite in contrast Example: 1. Bill is always despondent while his supposed friend is always lighthearted. 2. In the 1820s, the Southern states of America supported improvements in the national transportation system, but the Northern states balked

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DESCRIPTION/EXPLANATION
The word in the text is given description. Example: 1. The shy girl, insecure and unsure, slowly approached the interviewer 2. A lot of universities nowadays are introducing the Flexi Learning programme. This programme is a form of self-education because the students in charge of his own learning. He has to gather information on his own rather than obtain it in a formal classroom. He has to disciplined himself to keep up with his studies.

RESTATEMENT
The word restate by the meaning particular word Example: 1. The village was depopulated, most of the residents dead or moved, but the livestock remained untouched. 2. People believe that the president is vindictive, and will try to destroy the representatives who worked to remove him from office.

GENERAL CONTEXT
Information that surround the word and giving some hint to get the meaning. Example: 1. In a desert, vegetation is so scanty as to be incapable of supporting any large human population. 2. The trained divers were able to salvage valuable items from the sunken ship. Gold coins, jewelry, paintings, expensive bowls and antique plates were among the things recovered from the ship.

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REFERENCE

INTERNET
http://fosee.mmu.edu.my/~suhaila/PEN35/contextual_clues.htm http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/contextclueterm.htm

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