Question
Read this passage from the story:
The first time he told his parents, they assumed the assertion was a childish whim, but as the boy grew older and stuck steadfastly to his story, they decided he must be lying for attention and stuck steadfastly to their own.
In this passage, the word assertion means __________.
a denial
a claim
a fact
a riddle
The first time he told his parents, they assumed the assertion was a childish whim, but as the boy grew older and stuck steadfastly to his story, they decided he must be lying for attention and stuck steadfastly to their own.
In this passage, the word assertion means __________.
a denial
a claim
a fact
a riddle
Answers
GPT 3.5
The word "assertion" in this passage means a claim.