(ELA) When you combine what you read with what you know, you are— A. discovering the main message of a paper

B. making an inference

C. reading fiction

D. not reading correctly

Making an inference

Explanation: This is because an inference answering based off what you know from gathering information and previous knowledge.

1# the answer is c

2#the answer is a

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