ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does infer mean?
A
break it down
B
annotate on text
C
read between the lines
D
summerize
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When you infer something, you read between the lines. To infer is to make a well informed guess-if you see your mom’s bag on the table, you might infer that she’s home.

Detailed explanation-2: -to try to understand someone’s real feelings or intentions from what they say or write: Reading between the lines, I’d say he isn’t happy with the situation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hand and arm position is another good way to read between the lines as well. Note where the person places their hands and arms to determine how interested they are in the conversation. For example, if the person has their arms crossed, then this is a good indication that they are not interested.

Detailed explanation-4: -The idiom read between the lines is most probably derived from a cryptography practice where the true meaning of a communication was contained in between the lines written in a letter.

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