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Jack: What’s the best way to get a pay rise from my boss?
Sarah: Well, beside going to work, how do you help the company?
Sarah: That is good Jack, but that hard means you should get more money when you don’t do a lot of
work.
V. – infer = to come to a conclusion based on evidence - V. – imply = to suggest, but say directly
Prep. – beside = next to, at the side of, apart from - Prep. Adv. - besides = in addition, apart
from / as well
Adv. / adj. – hard = describe density / describe difficulty - Adv. – hardly = not important or
significant
Adj. – latter - the 2nd of 2 things or people / the end part - Adv. / adj – later = comparative of late
Jack: What’s the best way to get a pay rise from my boss?
Sarah: Well, _besides____ going to work, how do you help the company?
Sarah: That is good Jack, but that __hardly___ means you should get more money when you don’t do a
lot of work.