Question

A promising new product hopes to end the all too common heatstroke trend. It is called a thermometer pill.

What is the connotative effect of the word promising in paragraph one?

A) It suggests that any hope that these pills will help athletes in the future is probably misguided and untrustworthy.

B)It suggests that the author seriously doubts whether the thermometer pill can keep all the promises it claims to make.

C) It suggests that the author is hopeful about and believes that the thermometer pill will help reduce athlete deaths due to heatstroke.

D) It suggests that the author casts a critical eye toward these exspensive thermometer pills and doesn't believe that they'll be effective.

Answer 1

C) It suggests that the author is hopeful about and believes that the thermometer pill will help reduce athlete deaths due to heatstroke.

Answer 2

The answer is:

C) It suggests that the author is hopeful about and believes that the thermometer pill will help reduce athlete deaths due to heatstroke.

The adjective promising means that something exhibits signs of future success. As a consequence, the writer is confident that the thermometer pill will be favorable, has potential and is full of promise that athletes will be highly benefited by them.