Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
Obierika was a man who thought about things. When the will of the goddess had been done, he sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. Why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? (p. 125) What is the best answer?
A.) The context clue that most clearly points to the meaning of the word “calamity” in the excerpt above is an antonym.
B.) Context clues allow you to determine the meaning of calamity.
C.) Calamity can only be defined by using a dictionary.
D.) An educated guess could not help someone determine the meaning of calamity.

The best option to the given question according to the excerpt is, "context clues that allow you to determine the meaning of calamity". Therefore (b) is the correct option.

What is a context clue?

Clues are the hidden references for something. Context clues are specific hints in a sentence or a paragraph. These clues can be used by the reader of the sentence or the paragraph to understand the meaning of any new word or unusual words.

The given excerpt is from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The book talks about the scenarios of a civilized society. Since neither the meaning nor context of the word calamity has been explained in the paragraph. Hence, clues are needed to be used to decipher the meaning of the word calamity.

Therefore (b) is the correct option.

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