Which statement is the best inference from the explicit and implicit details in the passage?
After hockey practice, Sean was unlocking his bike. Behind him, he
heard barking. He turned around and saw a dog. The dog was shaking
and dirty, but Sean noticed that it had a collar and tags. "Hey, little guy."
Sean said cautiously. He held out a hand for the dog to investigate.
The dog sniffed him and whined. "What's your name?" asked Sean.

A. Sean is not familiar with dogs.
B. Sean plays on a hockey team.
C. The dog is not very clean.
D. The dog is probably lost.

D: the dog is most likely lost

Explanation:

Although Sean does Play on a hockey team, that doesn’t really matter, yes the dog is not very clean, but that doesn’t really matter, all the context clues added together, make the assumption the dog is lost.

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