Evidence Exercise: Answers
Passage 1: Evidence #1: "She was sending a text message to her friend Nancy and humming along to the song that was on the radio, still wondering if she was out of milk."
Evidence #2: "I was so distracted with my cell phone and the radio, I completely forgot to grab them"
Evidence #3: "Next time, I promise to pay more attention so I won't forget my keys."
Why? If you recall, our claim is that "Mary will not forget her keys in the car again." These pieces of evidence show what was happening when Mary originally forgot her keys in the car and show that Mary promised to "pay more attention" from now on.
Passage 2:
Evidence #1: "He was so concerned with impressing Sarah, he just let Rhett into the yard alone"
Evidence #2: "'This is definitely the last time I let him outside off the leash,' Jeff said, embarrassed."
Evidence #3: "He knew he wouldn't let anything distract him from watching Rhett again"
Why? Our claim for this passage is: "Jeff will not let Rhett out without his leash on again." These pieces of evidence show why Jeff originally let his dog out, and they tell how Jeff says twice that he won't let this happen again.
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Evidence #2: "I was so distracted with my cell phone and the radio, I completely forgot to grab them"
Evidence #3: "Next time, I promise to pay more attention so I won't forget my keys."
Why? If you recall, our claim is that "Mary will not forget her keys in the car again." These pieces of evidence show what was happening when Mary originally forgot her keys in the car and show that Mary promised to "pay more attention" from now on.
Passage 2:
Evidence #1: "He was so concerned with impressing Sarah, he just let Rhett into the yard alone"
Evidence #2: "'This is definitely the last time I let him outside off the leash,' Jeff said, embarrassed."
Evidence #3: "He knew he wouldn't let anything distract him from watching Rhett again"
Why? Our claim for this passage is: "Jeff will not let Rhett out without his leash on again." These pieces of evidence show why Jeff originally let his dog out, and they tell how Jeff says twice that he won't let this happen again.
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