Question

Read the following excerpt.

The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy.

Using the context, the word "comprehensive" means

scandalous

lengthy

complete

understandable

Answer 1

Answer: D) Understandable.

Step-by-step explanation: A connotational meaning of a word, is the meaning given by the context around the word, or even by the reader, based in his/her emotions and personal experiences. It is the antonym of denotation which is the meaning we can find in a dictionary. In the given excerpt, the connotation (or meaning based on the context) of "comprehensive" is understandable, the editor asked the journalist to write an article that can be understand for the public in general.

Answer 2

After reading the excerpt it's become clear that according to the context, the word "comprehensive" means understandable. In the lines represented above there was mentioned that article should attract people, which means that it shoud be suitable (understandable)for any person,