Read the following passage:

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?

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Responses

We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that the monster, “upon passing a river,” notices the creature "moving" next to him.
We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that the monster, “upon passing a river,” notices the creature "moving" next to him.

We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that it “continues to follow him” and then disappears when "he moved away" from the river.
We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that it “continues to follow him” and then disappears when "he moved away" from the river.

We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that it is a “lump moving along beside him,” which shows the creature's appearance.
We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that it is a “lump moving along beside him,” which shows the creature's appearance.

We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that a “slimy green monster trudged along with a horrific slurping sound.”

We do not know that the creature in the river is the monster because of the description of the monster walking along the riverbank.

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I apologize for the mistake in my earlier response. The correct answer is:

We know that the creature in the river is the monster because the text states that it “continues to follow him” and then disappears when "he moved away" from the river.