Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.How are context clues used in the sentence “The village had most of the usual amenities: a pub, a library, a post office, a village hall, a medical centre, and a school.”?
HYPONYMY IS USED AS A CONTEXT CLUE IN THIS SENTENCE. SUPERORDINATES AND SUBORDINATES OFTEN DEFINE AND EXPLAIN EACH OTHER, THUS FORMING AN IMPORTANT CONTEXT CLUE. THE WORDS AFTER AMENITIES ARE SUBORDINATES , WHICH PROVIDE A GENERAL IDEA OF THE MEANING OF AMENTITY.