What does infer mean in the sentence?
2. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the large meteor that entered Earths atmosphere on February 8, 1969?
O It was almos ten miles wide.
O It was the biggest meteor ever to hit Mexico.
O It weighed more than two tons.
O It broke into more pieces than most meteors do.

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What does infer mean in the sentence?
2.         Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the large meteor that entered Earths atmosphere on February 8, 1969?
O     It was almos ten miles wide.
O     It was the biggest meteor ever to hit Mexico.
O     It weighed more than two tons.
O     It broke into more pieces than most meteors do.

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Imply and infer are directional word pairs, the same as buy-sell, take-bring, or borrow-lend. An article may imply something, and a reader's understanding of the implied meaning is an inference. A writer may imply, but a reader infers.

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Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1 about the large meteor that entered Earths atmosphere on February 8, 1969?

- inferred means what do you take from or what do you concluded from or  what do you know from paragraphy one based on the evidence you read.

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infer= to imply or deduce

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Infer in this context means 'gather' or 'deduce'. For example: "Which of the following can be gathered/deduced from paragraph 1?"

In a more simpler form, it means "Which of these facts can be found in paragraph 1?" or "Which of these facts are implied in paragraph 1?"

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