The denotation of a word is its dictionary meaning. A word's connotations are the ideas associated with that word. Those ideas might be positive or negative. Understanding connotations can help you to choose the right words in your speech and writing.%0D%0AQuestion 1%0D%0AEach of the following words has a positive, neutral, or negative connotation. For each word pair, identify which word has a more positive connotation. If necessary, use a dictionary to check each word's denotation.%0D%0A%0D%0A1.%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Anoise%0D%0Anoise%0D%0A%0D%0Asound%0D%0Asound%0D%0AQuestion 2%0D%0A2.(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Ascreech%0D%0Ascreech%0D%0A%0D%0Aholler%0D%0Aholler%0D%0AQuestion 3%0D%0A3.(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Agrab%0D%0Agrab%0D%0A%0D%0Aobtain%0D%0Aobtain%0D%0AQuestion 4%0D%0A4.(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Adiscontinue%0D%0Adiscontinue%0D%0A%0D%0Aquit%0D%0Aquit%0D%0AQuestion 5%0D%0A5.(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Abrainy%0D%0Abrainy%0D%0A%0D%0Aintelligent

Answer 1

intelligent

Answer 2

answer to all the questions

Answer 3

Here are the answers to all the questions:

Question 1:
Word with a more positive connotation: sound

Question 2:
Word with a more positive connotation: holler

Question 3:
Word with a more positive connotation: obtain

Question 4:
Word with a more positive connotation: quit

Question 5:
Word with a more positive connotation: intelligent