Making Inferences about Literature - Quiz - Level U
In the story, the crocodile acts wild and savage when the circus-men come for
him. When Dr. Dolittle sees this, he makes the inference that the crocodile
hates the circus. What background knowledge helped Doctor Dolittle make
this inference?
Circus workers travel
from town to town with
the circus.
The Story of
Dr. Dolittle
By Hugh Lofting
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stugh torture
People often become
frightened when a big
animal acts fiercely.
Many wild animals act
fiercely when they
are upset.
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Many circuses include
displays of wild and
unusual animals.

this is b. how railways dealt with people riding the trains without paying

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.