In this excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's, "The Death of Ivan Ilych" that suggests that Ivan Ilych tried his best to escape from the reality of his troubled family life is <em>He attained this by spending less and less time with his family, and when obliged to be at home he tried to safeguard his position by the presence of outsiders</em>. As he has previously been speaking of how to free himself from the unpleasantness of his family life, this is the best example of how he did it.
Implied meanings can be recognized by listening for:
-Unusual use of words in the situation
-literal meanings
-interpretation of the speakers remarks through a knowledge of his personality
-what is left unsaid
Therefore, the correct answer is all of the above. Everything that is listed can help recognize implied meanings.
It is an opinion rather than a fact because there is no data to support that all service members and veterans have challenges when they return. There are no factual statistics or data to back up this claim so therefore it is an opinion
