8. If you go to a birthday party, you can infer that….. _____________________________________________ 9. If you forget to study for a test, you can infer that…… __________________________________________________________ 10. If you see someone with a cast on his/her leg, you can infer that….. ____________________________________________________ 11. If a house says, “FOR RENT” outside, you can infer that….. _______________________________________________________ 12. If your cat is standing by its food bowl, you can infer that….. ________________________________________________________________ 13. If you see someone holding an umbrella, you can infer that….. _________________________________________________________ 14. If you see someone fall off of his/her bike, you can infer that…. _________________________________________________________________________ 15. If you forget to return your library book, you can infer that…. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 6.3 Directions: Read the following conversations and try to infer the answers to the questions below. Conversation 1: A: I’m heading for home. Do you need anything? B: Yes. On your way home, could you stop by the bakery and pick up some bread?
1. Is Speaker A at home? ______________________________________________________________ 2. Where is Speaker A probably now? __________________________________________________ 3. What does Speaker B want Speaker A to do? __________________________________________