Inferences Knowing something without being told. It can happen through actions, pictures, or text.

Practice Using the text below, create five inferences. “He put down $10 at the window. The person next to him gave $3, but he gave it back to her. So, when they went inside, she bought him a large bag of popcorn.”

What you could have inferred.. The word popcorn in the last sentence means these two people are going to the movies because you typically get popcorn at the movies. They also could be going to a play that serves food, some type of sporting event, or some type of indoor concert or fair. The word popcorn in the last sentence means these two people are going to the movies because you typically get popcorn at the movies. They also could be going to a play that serves food, some type of sporting event, or some type of indoor concert or fair.  All the money has to do with buying tickets. The guy puts down $10, and got $4 back. You could infer that he’s trying to pay for himself and his date (the girl who tried to give him $3 but instead bought popcorn) and that the tickets cost around $3. Since the tickets are so cheap, you could infer that this scene is taking place a long time ago or that the two people are seeing a matinee. Also, you could infer that the popcorn probably costs around $3 because it makes sense that the girl would try to buy something that roughly makes up for the ticket price.

What you could have inferred… Thinking the guy and girl are on a date makes sense because the guy seems to be buying the girl a ticket, something you do on a date. You can infer that he’s buying a ticket because he’s handing money across a “window”, an arrangement of sale you usually find at movie theatres. You could also infer that this might be a first date because the girl attempts to go Dutch by giving the guy “$3”. When the guy won’t let her, she buys the popcorn and food instead. Thinking the guy and girl are on a date makes sense because the guy seems to be buying the girl a ticket, something you do on a date. You can infer that he’s buying a ticket because he’s handing money across a “window”, an arrangement of sale you usually find at movie theatres. You could also infer that this might be a first date because the girl attempts to go Dutch by giving the guy “$3”. When the guy won’t let her, she buys the popcorn and food instead. As for what type of people these are, you could infer that the guy is being nice because he won’t let the girl pay for the ticket. In other words, he’s trying to be a gentleman. You could also infer that the woman on a date doesn’t want to be too beholden to the guy so she buy’s the popcorn, perhaps because she knows the guy doesn’t have that much money or perhaps because she doesn’t really like him and is worried about false impressions or perhaps because she wants to seem independent and not in need of a man. As for what type of people these are, you could infer that the guy is being nice because he won’t let the girl pay for the ticket. In other words, he’s trying to be a gentleman. You could also infer that the woman on a date doesn’t want to be too beholden to the guy so she buy’s the popcorn, perhaps because she knows the guy doesn’t have that much money or perhaps because she doesn’t really like him and is worried about false impressions or perhaps because she wants to seem independent and not in need of a man.

With your partner… Use the following pictures to create three inferences. Use the following pictures to create three inferences.

Textual Inferences We had visitors a week or so ago. Houseguests. Six of them. One of them was Oscar who teaches geology at the University. Now I love houseguests. Usually. But when they arrived I discovered that two of them couldn't even walk into the house. Had to be carried in. And then I found out they couldn't talk, either.

Textual Inferences Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning. Turner almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet and grabbed his umbrella. He would feel silly carrying it to the bus stop on such a sunny morning.

Textual Inferences A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing the father and seriously injuring his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Upon looking at the boy, the doctor says (telling the truth), "I cannot operate on him. He is my son." A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing the father and seriously injuring his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Upon looking at the boy, the doctor says (telling the truth), "I cannot operate on him. He is my son."

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THE LAST SLIDE The true story of Tarzan and Jane.