Question

The parts of a passage surrounding an unknown word is the _____ of the word.

connotation
context
conjugation
consonant

Answer 1

The parts of a passage surrounding an unknown word is the context of the word.

Answer 2

The context of a word. This is why it’s called using ‘context clues’ when figuring out the meaning to an unknown word. When looking for context clues, you examine the sentences and words that are surrounding the word.