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Blank may indicate that a sentence contains comparison context clue?

You're on the right track! Here's how blank words can indicate comparison context clues:

Words that Signal Comparison:

* More/Less/Greater/Lesser: These words explicitly point to a comparison being made.

* Than: This word is often used in conjunction with the words above to introduce the item being compared.

* Like/Unlike/Similar to/Different from: These words establish a comparison by either highlighting similarities or differences.

* As...as: This phrase is used to make direct comparisons.

* Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs: Words like "faster," "better," "worse," "older," "more beautiful," etc., inherently imply comparison.

Example:

"The new car is faster than the old one."

Here, the word "faster" is a comparative adjective that tells us the new car is being compared to the old one.

Let's try an example with a blank:

"The lion's roar was _______ than the tiger's."

Possible words to fill the blank that would indicate comparison:

* Louder

* Deeper

* More powerful

* Less intimidating

These words all set up a comparison between the lion's roar and the tiger's.

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