She was never backward to admire herself; and she paused, struck with a pleased wonder at the sight. "Ye daft auld wife!" she said, answering a thought that was not; and she blushed with the innocent consciousness of a child [78, p. 271] – оценка внешнего вида.
Lucy [alone]: Jealousy, rage, love and fear are at once tearing me to pieces. How I am weather-beaten and shattered with distresses! [23, p. 198] – оценка эмоционального состояния.
At the roots of my hair a tingling sensation began to run down over the surface of my flesh, leaving me goose-fleshed and cold, though I was damp with sweat. Fever? I thought; then uneasily turned to look over my shoulder; and realized suddenly that it was fear [54, p. 465] – оценка физического состояния всего организма.
As we crawled through the choking dullness of Tooting he was still messing with the electric seat controls, and muttering to himself as he pressed the switches of the map light and the trip computer, "So you've done all right … Yeah, I always knew you'd be OK" [49, p. 189] – оценка своих действий по достижению поставленной цели.
Предметы могут быть оценены либо по своей функции в жизни (или, чаще – в конкретной деятельности) индивидуума, либо по своей внешней характеристике (размер, цвет, другие физические свойства). Например:
Then she would take up another pen and begin to write, and say in a low voice, "Oh, it's a talking pen, and will disturb Doady!" And then she would give it up as a bad job, … [22, p. 528].
Then he saw the statue on the tall column.
"I will put up there," he cried; "it is a fine position, with plenty of fresh air". So he alighted just between the feet of the Happy Prince.
"I had a golden bedroom," he said softly to himself as he looked round, … [62, p. 61].
Оценке могут подвергаться абстрактные понятия, явления и пр.:
"What a curious thing!" he cried; there's not a single cloud in the sky, the stars are quite clear and bright, and yet it raining. The climate in the north of England is really dreadful" [62, p. 62].
Стоит отметить, что часто индивидуум лишь называет в своем интраперсональном высказывании тот объект, который он видит (слышит), не выделяя непосредственно оценочный компонент своей реплики:
Mrs. Malaprop:… this very day I have interceded another letter from the fellow; I believe I have it in my pocket.