Use the scenario to answer the question.
Before the class takes the test, Jerrod brags that he studied more than his classmates and will get the highest score. Tiffani thinks Jerrod is acting cocky.
Which of the following adjectives could replace cocky so that the sentence has a positive connotation?
(1 point)
Responses
confident
confident
arrogant
arrogant
conceited
conceited
smug
2 answers
confident
What is denotation?(1 point)
Responses
words and phrases that have a meaning different from their literal meaning
words and phrases that have a meaning different from their literal meaning
a direct comparison that does not use like or as
a direct comparison that does not use like or as
the feeling or idea that a word suggests
the feeling or idea that a word suggests
the literal meaning of a word
Responses
words and phrases that have a meaning different from their literal meaning
words and phrases that have a meaning different from their literal meaning
a direct comparison that does not use like or as
a direct comparison that does not use like or as
the feeling or idea that a word suggests
the feeling or idea that a word suggests
the literal meaning of a word