Figurative Language in Barrio Boy

Question 4 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

Which sentence from Barrio Boy gives the word mother a negative connotation?

Answer

You never knew when a compadre or comadre, of your aunt, or your uncle, or your father, or your mother was watching.

And if the offense was considered serious, the voice would say, "You will see, I am going to tell your mother."

"My mother sends greetings and says may God give you a good day, and here is an egg."

That evening at the meson, José and my mother and I reread Gustavo's letter, the last we had received in Mazatlan.

Explanation

In choice B, the threat “I am going to tell your mother” makes the word mother feel associated with punishment or trouble. The other sentences mention mothers in ordinary or affectionate contexts, without a negative implication. So choice B gives “mother” a negative connotation.

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