The math strategy? Support and Contrast Skill Practice

[user1983]

Please help me apply math strategy to this question. What is the function of “most” here?

Idea-1: He was born and raised away from the civilization.
Idea-2: The most _______ educational benefits.

So, idea-1 has a negative connotation. And, idea-2 is supported as “,” is there.

So, the connotation of the blank will be “elementary or basic”.

[user1983]

Please help me with this as well. In this, I wasn’t able to get the connotation.

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@user1983

Please help me apply math strategy to this question. What is the function of “most” here?

Idea-1: He was born and raised away from the civilization.
Idea-2: The most _______ educational benefits.

So, idea-1 has a negative connotation. And, idea-2 is supported as “,” is there.

So, the connotation of the blank will be “elementary or basic”.

Yes, that’s correct! The “most” just functions like “very”, it doesn’t do anything to the logic.

[ganesh]

@user1983

Please help me with this as well. In this, I wasn’t able to get the connotation.

Is “will not extinguish crime” a good thing or bad thing, and is that idea being supported/contrasted?

[user1983]

It’s a bad thing.

[user1983]

Now, “however” is contrasting that idea.
Semantics: widely supported or praised

[ganesh]

Exactly! Well done!