Question

Identify the connotation of the italicized word. The man showed a great deal of (fortitude) in his pursuit of the elusive duck-billed platypus.

positive
neutral
negative

Answer 1

Positive, as he is involved it doing this

Answer 2

Fortitude is a positive word. Fortitude means to shoe courage in pain or adversity. So if the man showed a lot of courage despite the difficulty and lack of success in the pursuit of the platypus, it is a good thing.