Question

Which verb gives this sentence a negative connotation?

The politicians _____ the citizens to vote for laws that limit cell phone use while driving.


advised

encouraged

begged

asked

Answer 1

When you look up a word in the dictionary, you will find its literal denotative meaning. However, the emotions and associations connected to a word is known as its connotative meaning. Depending on our experiences, certain words have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation.

so basically what emotion does a word emmit.

so the negative connotation would be begging