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