Question

Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities . . . .

Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation?
premises
sabotage
utilities
defense

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Sabotage.

Step-by-step explanation

Sabotage is a term to refer to the destruction, damage, or negative alteration carried out internally by an employee or an official in a company or institution. In government institutions, sabotage refers to intelligence or internal espionage to reveal data to other institutions. According to the above, the word that has a negative connotation in the fragment is Sabotage; the correct answer is B.