There are many factors that could hamper an effective communication. Some of those could be: social status (if you are talking to someone who has a more important status than yourself, it may happen that they are not interested in a communication with you), use of language (if you use inappropriate words, the conversation is not going to be successful), knowledge about the subject (if you don't know what you are talking about, the conversation is likely not going to continue), atmosphere/noise, cultural differences, disabilities, etc.
The answer is: figure out meaning based on what you already know and what the text says
To infer something from the passage, you need to read it and able to understand the meaning of the passage without actually put too much focus on the passage.
Passage inference could be considered as a reading skills. This usually tested when you do an SAT test to measure how much information you can gather from reading a certain text within a short period of time.
Answer:
The two words that hint at the negative aspects of being a Somebody are bog and frog.
Explanation:
These two words give off a negative connotation of being a somebody, while the other two words do not, and may even appear to give of a positive connotation.
Answer:
This shows that Charlie is developing his perception of emotions, which is totally different from what he was able to do before.
Explanation:
The excerpt presented in the question above can be found in the book "Flowers to Algernon" where we know the character Charlie, who has a mental disability that does not allow him to have a good cognitive and rational capacity. However, Charlie undergoes surgery that lessens the mental disability he has, causing him to undergo gradual changes during the story.
In the excerpt shown in the question above, we can see one of these gradual changes. That's because Charlie was unable to interpret the emotions he had towards other people, but now he can understand that Alice Kinnian pleases him and that it provokes positive emotions for him.
Answer:
The deaths occur at a rate that makes opioid abuse a public health issue.
Explanation: