Mabel worked 60 hours at the hospital this week, so all she did on her day off was lounge on her couch and watch movies.
Which type of context clue is used to help readers understand the underlined word?
The type of context clue used to help readers understand the underlined word "lounge" is a definition or explanation clue.
To determine the type of context clue used to help readers understand the underlined word, we need to identify the word or phrase that provides the clue. In this case, the underlined word is "lounge."
The sentence states that Mabel worked 60 hours at the hospital and on her day off she lounged on her couch and watched movies.
The context clue in this sentence is that Mabel worked 60 hours, which tells us that she must have been tired or needed rest on her day off. Therefore, the type of context clue used here is a cause and effect clue. The cause (Mabel working 60 hours) leads to the effect (her desire to lounge and relax on her day off).