While Colton and his girlfriend were grocery shopping, they ran into a friendly woman who asked several questions about Colton's parents. Later, Colton indicated to his girlfriend that he knew her from his childhood neighborhood. Colton is clarifying this relationship in terms of __________.
A) the time spent
B) its importance
C) the participants' roles
D) its language use

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Clarifying a relationship in terms of participants' roles refers to identifying how the two people know each other, such as being childhood neighbors. The other options - time spent, importance, and language use - do not directly relate to clarifying a relationship in this way.

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