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- identify the type of context clue used in the following sentence by looking at the bold word. rather than passing on his inheritance to his sons as they had expected, mr. genbaldi bequeathed all his money to charity. analogy example contrast restatement or description 6) using the context clues, identify the meaning of the word as it is used in the sentence. rather than passing on his inheritance to his sons as they had expected, mr. genbaldi bequeathed all his money to charity. help; aid flood; downpour excited pass on; hand down
Brief Explanations
For question 5, the phrase "Rather than" indicates a contrast. Mr. Genbaldi did the opposite of what was expected (passing on inheritance to sons) by bequeathing money to charity. For question 6, since the sentence contrasts with the idea of passing on inheritance to sons, "bequeathed" means passing on or handing - down money (in this case to charity).
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- C. contrast
- D. pass on; hand down