Question

Jamal frowned as he looked at the tall grass in the backyard. He’d been away most of the summer helping his uncle on his fishing boat. It had been backbreaking work but rewarding. Calvin, Jamal’s younger and less diligent brother, had promised to stay on top of the yard work. Jamal smirked as he wondered how Calvin had mastered the art of walking atop two feet of grass. The kid should join the circus! No, wait, Calvin would need to be disciplined to do that. Calvin couldn’t manage to mow the lawn once a week. Imagine trying to put on two or three shows a day! It was time to get the kid out of bed and into the yard. Maybe a little hard work would help him cultivate a sense of responsibility. Which word from the passage changes the connotation of backbreaking?(1 point) Responses smirked smirked rewarding rewarding responsibility responsibility mastered

Answer 1

The word that changes the connotation of "backbreaking" is "rewarding."