MAKING INFERENCE

MAKING INFERENCE

A.            Introduction

According Beers (2003), An inference is the ability to connect what is in the text with what is in the mind to create an educated guess. Another definition, Inference is the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence (Merriem-webster: 1828)

So, it can be concluded that, inference is the idea or opinition to be conclusions because evidence and reasoning.

Example 1:

The floor is covered in shreds of newspaper and Susan's dog has newsprint on his paws. It can be inferred that Susan's dog ate the newspaper.

Example 2:

A woman walks into a store soaking wet and it is raining. It can be inferred that she does not have an umbrella.

Example 3:

Mary was very proud of her garden.  She'd planted the seeds early in the spring and tended to the plants every day since then. She pulled the weeds so they'd have lots of space.  She knew that  the plants needed plenty of water, so she watered them every day too.

Last Saturday her friend Pam called early in the morning and invited Mary to spend the day at the mall.  They left early and spent the day there, even taking in a movie. Pam then invited Mary to sleep over Saturday night too, and she happily accepted. 

When Mary arrived home on Sunday afternoon, her beautiful plants were bent and drooping.

It can be inferred that, the flower were in the sun, and they want to go to the movie too. Mary hadn’t waterd them.

B.            Conclusion

In summary, make conclusions actually about to dig deeper to find the essential meaning of a message. What is important to understand the message of the story, why is it important, how one could mean the effect of what will happen next.

REFERENCES

Beers. (2003). Making Inference. Retrieved from http://www.aminlimpo.com/2012/11/ making-inferences.html

Webster, M. (1828). Definition of inferences. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster. com/ dictionary/inference