Connotation and Denotation

Question 1

informativenarrative✔ persuasive

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✔ persuasive

Question 2

This sentence is from an argumentative essay. Choose the word from the drop-down menu that best fits this type of text.

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Although some restrictions on teenage drivers are reasonable, the ban on highway driving is .: absurd; Every tree was hung withicicles that the sun turned into a blaze of brilliant light.: glittering

Question 3

Choose the denotation for each of these words.

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✔ horrible; horrendous: horrible; consequences: results; extinction: end

Question 4

extremely important✔ resultsendhorrible

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✔ results

Question 5

extremely importantresults✔ endhorrible

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✔ end

Question 6

The word “horrendous” has what effect on the reader?

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It makes the consequences seem like they would be especially bad to live through.

Question 7

What is the purpose of this passage?

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to narrate

Question 8

What effect does the word “dread” have compared to the word “fear” that the writer could have used?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It has a more negative connotation than “fear.”

Question 9

This sentence is from an argumentative essay. Choose the word from the drop-down menu that best fits this type of text.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ absurd; Although some restrictions on teenage drivers are reasonable, the ban on highway driving is .: absurd; Every tree was hung withicicles that the sun turned into a blaze of brilliant light.: glittering

Question 10

shiny✔ glitteringbright

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ glittering

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