Monday, 10 September 2012

Using context for meaning

This week in reading we are learning how we can used context clues to work out the meaning of words. Yesterday we learnt that we can look for clues amongst words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs to help us with our understanding.( Syntactic clues) Syntax is how words are sequenced to convey meaning. Can you spot the difference in meaning between these two sentences. The boy sat in the chair with the broken arm. The boy witht the broken arm sat in the chair.
Look how re-arranging these words creates different meaning. I can run fast. Can I run fast?

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