Inferring Meaning From Context ENG. 213 Prof.
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Description: Inferring Meaning From Context ENG 213 Prof Miguel A Arce Ramos PUCPR Contents 2 What is inferring When we encounter a new word a good strategy to use is to infer When we infer we make an educated guess However you may not always
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Inferring Meaning From Context ENG. 213 Prof. Miguel A. Arce Ramos PUCPR Contents 2 What is inferring? When we encounter a new word, a good strategy to use is to infer. When we infer, we make an educated guess. However, you may not always able to infer an exact meaning. But, you will get a general understanding of what the word means. 3 Benefits of Inferring 4 Benefits of Inferring 5 Guidelines for inferring Analyze the way a word is used in a sentence. Ask yourself, what part of speech the word is? Look at the words that are used with it. These will often determine meaning. Think about the topic and the meaning of the sentence. How does the word fit in? 6 Example of Inferring The president’s spokesman said that it was too early to comment on the outcome of the meeting. One unfortunate outcome of the elections was that both parties were weaker than before. The outcome of hospital-based treatment was clearly better than home-based treatment. 7 Analysis of the word outcome What is the meaning of the word outcome? 8 Analysis of the word outcome In sentence #1 The president’s spokesman said that it was too early to comment on the outcome of the meeting. Before the word outcome, you have the word the. The word occurs in the predicate of the sentence. After, the word outcome you have a prepositional phrase. Is outcome a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? 9 Analysis of the word outcome In sentence #2 One unfortunate outcome of the elections was that both parties were weaker than before. Before the word outcome, you have the word unfortunate. The word occurs in the subject of the sentence. After, the word outcome you have a prepositional phrase. Is outcome a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? 10 Analysis of the word outcome In sentence #3 The outcome of hospital-based treatment was clearly better than home-based treatment. Before the word outcome, you have the word the. The word occurs in the subject of the sentence. After, the word outcome you have a prepositional phrase. Is outcome a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? 11 Analysis of the word outcome 12 Exercise #7 At the beginning of World War II, when the Germans moved into northern France, they searched the towns and countryside for escaping French soldiers, who were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. Next, they
