Question

Which phrase from the sentence best reveals the meaning of the word belligerent?

When her parents refused to buy the toddler the candy she begged for, the belligerent child threw herself, kicking and screaming, to the floor of the grocery store.


her parents refused to buy

the candy she begged for

threw herself, kicking and screaming

to the floor of the grocery store

Answer 1

threw herself, kicking and screaming

Answer 2

threw herself, kicking and screaming

Step-by-step explanation:

The adjective belligerent means hostile and aggressive, argumentative or combative. As a consequence, because her parents disapproved of buying the candy she wanted, the spoiled toddler made a disruptive scene at the grocery store, showing an unkind behavior which was likely to attack or confront others.