
The dog walks, sniffs, and barks.
The dog walked, sniffed, and barked.
The meaning of a word can be inferred from its context.
Inference asks:  What can you infer from what you just read?
Detail asks:  What is a detail of what you just read?
Main Idea asks: Â What is the main idea of what you just read?
Wrong: Â Having finished shopping, the grocery list had no more use.
Right: Â Having finished shopping, I had no more use for the grocery list.
He spoke to us.
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe visited Waterloo, Iowa.
.      ,      ;      :      ’      ”      !      ?
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Subject   Verb
Bob        ate.
Reading Comprehension = Main Idea + Detail + Inference
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