I had begun by tracing the Japanese characters with a pencil.
*begun is a past participle
Answer:
drawing inferences
Explanation:
To infer means to <em>deduce</em>, i.e. to arrive at a conclusion by reasoning. An inference is an educated guess based on some information. Therefore, when a reader uses word choice, patterns of events, and other clues to determine meaning, it is called drawing inferences.
Answer:
When I was on my way home I tried to cross a busy road while standing by the road I met an old man, and I can clearly see that he might have problems crossing this busy road. So I decided to talk to the old man and offer my help, and at the same time assure him that he will be safe if he walks through with me he simply responded not to worry about him as he has crossed this road many times before, while slightly disappointed I realized that it’s better that he knows how to cross the road by himself in case people wouldn’t have been as courteous as I was.
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