Question

big question #2: \what does author think i know?\
vocabulary
what did the author think i know?
assuming you dont know what a word means. then do something about it?

open-ended question
what are context clues?
answer:

Explanation:

The question is about "context clues", which relates to understanding how words' meanings are deduced from surrounding text. In the Arts discipline, Linguistics (or related subfields like Etymology/Semantics) deals with language analysis, including context - based word meaning. Context clues are hints in a text (sentences around the word, neighboring sentences, or further - away text like intro/conclusion) that help readers figure out unknown word meanings. For example, "surrounding sentences" or text structure (like intro/paragraph top) provide these clues.

Answer:

Context clues are hints within a text (such as in the sentence of the unfamiliar word, neighboring sentences, or even in introductory/concluding parts like the start of a paragraph or the text's top) that help readers determine the meaning of an unknown word.