Question

Which word is most clearly used denotatively?

Lucy gaped as Marcus flung down his sister's birthday cake and then
stormed off without another word.
A. flung
B. gaped
O C cake
D. stormed
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Answer 1

Cake

Step-by-step explanation:

Cake has no connotation of any emotion. All the others, gaped, stormed, and flung has a connotation of anger or shock.

The word cake has no connotation of emotion - it is the most denotatively used word in the passage.