Question
Read the sentence from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza.
José then explained a remarkable thing about our money.
Which sentence supports a negative connotation for the word remarkable?
For one tostón you get one quarter.
He had already exchanged some of our Mexican currency for dollars.
Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States.
On the table he laid out the coins, in rows of two for one.
José then explained a remarkable thing about our money.
Which sentence supports a negative connotation for the word remarkable?
For one tostón you get one quarter.
He had already exchanged some of our Mexican currency for dollars.
Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States.
On the table he laid out the coins, in rows of two for one.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that supports a negative connotation for the word "remarkable" is:
"Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States."
This sentence suggests that the Mexican currency had little to no value in the U.S., which contrasts with the notion of something being "remarkable" in a positive sense.
"Mexican centavos and tostones and pesos were good for nothing in the United States."
This sentence suggests that the Mexican currency had little to no value in the U.S., which contrasts with the notion of something being "remarkable" in a positive sense.