Question

1.

Read this sentence from Passage 1.
"I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave
you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be
yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." (Paragraph 3)
In which sentence does the underlined word have a connotative meaning similar to the word
anguish in Passage 1?
S
Yu felt discomfort after he ate too much at dessert.
Sara felt conflict when her best friend was chosen ahead of her.
Mei's torment over letting the cat get out ended when the cat returned.
Aidan's regret vanished when his dad said they could go next week instead.

Answer 1

Sara felt conflict when her best friend was chosen ahead of her.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that has a connotative meaning similar to the word 'anguish' in Passage 1 is: Sara felt conflict when her best friend was chosen ahead of her. In both sentences, the underlying emotion is one of intense distress or pain.

In the Passage 1 sentence, the word 'anguish' connotes a deep sense of suffering caused by bereavement, while in the given sentence, 'conflict' connotes a sense of emotional struggle or distress caused by not being chosen.