Question

Language and Style Unit Test Item 1 Item Item 1 The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable. Considering the Missouri its main branch, it is the longest river in the world-four thousand three hundred miles. It seems safe to say that it is also the crookedest river in the world, since in one part of its journey it uses up one thousand three hundred miles to cover the same ground that the crow would fly over in six hundred and seventy-five. In 1-2 sentences, explain the denotation of the word ""remarkable" and its connotation in this passage. ΕΞ Item 6 Item Item & Item 9 Item 1 B I וכ (2 points) "Read the excerpt from "Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.

Answer 1

The denotation of the word "remarkable" in this passage is "unusual or extraordinary". The connotation of the word is that the Mississippi is an impressive and noteworthy river.