Question

Select the correct answer from each of two drop-down menus.

Words have different kinds of meanings. How do connotation and denotation describe meanings of words?
Choose the correct way to complete these sentences about meaning.

A connotative meaning is

a. offered without shades of meaning

B. found in a dictionary definition

C. Associated with emotion

A denotative meaning is

A. based on the use of context clues

B. associated with positive or negative feelings

C. the dictionary definition of a word

Answer 1

Answer: c) associated with emotion

c) the dictionary definition of a word

Explanation:

The connotative meaning of a word includes the feelings and ideas that people may connect with that word.

The denotative meaning of a word is its main meaning, not including the feelings and ideas that people may connect with that word.

Although words have both denotative and connotative meanings, there has been little research on a child's acquisition of connotations.