Question

Jake was incredibly loquacious. He once gave a twenty minute monologue about his favorite movie.

In the passage above, the context clue used to find the definition of loquacious is an example of _____.

Answer 1

Definition/Example

There are five types of context clues (punctuation, contrast/antonym, inference, definition/explanation, and restatement/synonym). As we can see from the passage, first the term “loquacious” is used. Then, it is followed by an illustration that explains what was just said by manner of providing an example. That said, the passage above provides an instance of the definition/explanation context clue.