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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A connotation is _______. A. two words with similar meanings B. the way a word is said C. a word's feeling D. the literal meaning of a word

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

so most likely C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can i aska question

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following words has a negative connotation? A. Sure B. Able C. Confident D. Aggressive

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

aggressive is used negatively most of the time

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thx it was right can i ask one more

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Read the following lines: In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time, Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars. Whitman, from "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" Which word could replace mystical? A. Spooky B. Mysterious C. Magical D. Unknown

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

mysterious is synonymous to mystical

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what is it

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

Mysterious

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its wrong :(

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

sorry -the answer is magical

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

great ,sorry about that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help me

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

of course, I can :}

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following is a correlative conjunction? A. Not only/but also B. And/but C. And then/that too D. Some/all

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

A most likely - http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/correlativeconjunction.htm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it was right ok 2 more

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

ok :}

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Read this sentence. Whenever Martha visited Grace, she brought not only her dog but also her cat. Which of the following is the correlative conjunction in the sentence above? A. Whenever/not only B. Not only/but also C. Whenever/but D. Only/also

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

''not only'' is a correlative and ''but also'' is a correlative too

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what is it

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

not only /but also lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my bad

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is parallelism? A. A sentence structure that uses conjunctions B. Sentences that are similar in length C. Words that have similar meanings D. A way to structure writing

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