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Ginger slumps down on the front porch steps. The opened letter slips from her hand just as a tear trickles down her cheek.

which statement about this situation is implicit?

A) ginger is crying
B) ginger drops a letter
C) ginger received sad news
D) ginger is sitting on the front porch

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C) Ginger received sad news
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The statement about the situation that is implicit in these lines is that Ginger received sad news. Option C is corret.

Since she has a letter in hand, and it is described that she started to cry, we may infer that the reason why she is crying is because she read something really sad in that letter.

The meaning of implicit is, “implied or understood though not plainly or directly expressed.” Hence, something is implicit when it is not directly stated but is either suggested in the wording. In this case, the description if the actions reveals the implicit situation.

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