Identifying Explicit and Implicit Sentences

The raining sky made me sad.

• Explicit

• Implicit

Identify if the sentence below is explicit or implicit.

Anna, could lend me a hand?

• Explicit

• Implicit

Explicit sentence is:

• A sentence with direct and literal meaning.

• A sentence with indirect and ambiguous meaning.

I watched Netflix from morning until midnight yesterday. I am a couch potato in the making.

• I watched Netflix from morning until midnight yesterday.

• I am a couch potato in the making.

I like to study early in the morning. Sometimes, I wish I can be a night owl as well.

• I like to study early in the morning.

• Sometimes, I wish I can be a night owl as well.

which is an example of being implicit:

• telling your friend her shirt is ugly

• pretending that you are sick so that you can stay home from school

• hinting to your mom how much you would like to have a new cell phone without actually asking for one

• telling your mom you want a new cell phone for your birthday

The author writes that, "he orders a cheeseburger for dinner."

• Explicit

• Implicit

Implicit is implying or suggesting something without saying it directly

• true

• false

which is the best example of explicitly:

• telling your friend her shirt is ugly

• hinting to your mom that you want a new cell phone

• being vague or not clear when your friend ask you if her shirt is cute

• pretending to be sick so that you can stay home from school

Explicit is:

• When the answer is obvious in the text

• When the answer isn't in the text at all

• When the answer is implied in the text

• When the narrator is in first person