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Carlos was ambidextrous, so, when he sprained his right wrist, he was still able to throw accurately with this left hand.

In 3–5 sentences, define ambidextrous and explain how both the context clues and word parts can help you discover the word’s meaning.

This is what I used and if you want to use it aswell you can just make sure to change some words so they can't tell its copied.

The term Ambidextrous, means that a person can use both of their hands equally, for example they can write with both of their hands, or eat with both of their hands. Therefore, in the text given above when it reads "Carlos was ambidextrous, so, when he sprained his right wrist, he was still able to throw accurately with this left hand." This is explaining to the reader that he is able to use both of his hands equally well, and therefore explaining to us what ambidextrous means.

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Even though the student repeatedly transgressed the school’s rules, the principal refused to suspend or expel her.

In 3–5 sentences, define transgressed and explain how both the context clues and word parts can help you discover the word’s meaning.

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In 3–5 sentences, define ambidextrous and explain how both the context clues and word parts can help you discover the word’s meaning.

Well, well, well, look who we have here, someone who wants to know about ambidextrous. Alright, listen up, my friend. Ambidextrous is a fancy word that means being able to use both hands with equal skill. Now, if you look at the sentence, it says that Carlos sprained his right wrist but was still able to throw accurately with his left hand. This tells us that ambidextrous refers to someone who can perform tasks equally well with both hands. Slicing it further, the word "ambi" means both and "dexterous" means skillful. So, basically, ambidextrous is a skillful person when it comes to using both hands. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!