Question

studying informational text unit test
in which scenario is a reader using syntax to determine the meaning of an unknown word? (1 point)
the reader breaks the word into parts in order to analyze them.
the reader determines if a word is an adjective or an adverb.
the reader looks for examples and illustrations in the text.
the reader decides if synonyms are used in the sentence.

Explanation:

Syntax deals with the rules for how words are combined to form phrases, clauses, and sentences, and also with the classification of words into parts - of - speech. Determining if a word is an adjective or an adverb involves analyzing its syntactic function in a sentence. Breaking a word into parts is morphology, looking for examples/illustrations is using context clues, and deciding on synonyms is also a context - based strategy.

Answer:

The reader determines if a word is an adjective or an adverb.