The slimy, green monster trudged along with a horrific slurping sound. Upon passing a river, he noticed a burly, green lump moving along beside him. How terrifying, he thought to himself as he noticed the creature continued to follow him. He picked up his pace, but the creature would not cease to follow him. Finally, he moved away from the river and the creature disappeared! Which statement explains how hints in the passage allow you to infer that the creature in the river is actually the monster walking along it?
The use of the descriptors "slimy, green monster" and "burly, green lump" along with the fact that the monster notices the creature following him by the river allows us to infer that they are the same entity. Additionally, the fact that the creature disappears when the monster moves away from the river suggests they are connected.
