Which of the following is a good strategy for finding the meaning of an unfamiliar word?

B. Make and inference about the meaning based on the words around it.

Explanation:

The choices are:

A. Count the syllables in th word and find others that are similar in length.

B. Make and inference about the meaning based on the words around it.

C. Keep reading past that word so that you can continue with the story.

D. Put the book down and do something else for at least 30 minutes.

Explanation:  If you don't know what a particular word means, you can just look at the words around it and come to a conclusion based on the context.

what excerpt?

explanation:

the answer is d. beowulf searches for grendel, only to discover that he himself is grendel. this is because of their conflict that stsrted from that celebration which was destroyed by grendel. beowulf wanted a revenge but in his way to defeat grendel, he bacame selfish and a monster just like grendel.