Question

Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain. “When we first knew you,” he said, “you had nothing but dogs and sleds.” It was so; the dog is primordial. Perhaps it was dreamed into being. Which words convey the connotative meaning of the word primordial in this context?

Select each correct answer.

A)original
B)made-up
C)new
D)essential

Answer 1

Its maybe A and B. but im not sure

Answer 2

The words which convey the connotative meaning of the word primordial in the excerpt are the following ones:

A) original

D) essential

When the speaker says: "the dog is primordial", he means the dog is really important and dependable, that is, essential. Next, the speaker says: "Perhaps it was dreamed into being". He means the dog is fundamental, elementary and constitutes an origin, that is, it is original.