Question

Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language. Which statement best describes Johnson’s treatment of the underlined word? Johnson uses the word to criticize established publications. Johnson uses the word to express indifference about written material. Johnson uses the word to assert his admiration for published writing. Johnson uses the word to suggest that his writing is worthy of high praise.

Answer 1

The answer to this would be C. Just took the test, hope this helps you or anyone else up. :) Cheers!

Answer 2

The statement that best describes Johnson's treatment of the underlined word is "Johnson uses the word to assert his admiration for published writing". Johnson has the ability to manipulate words as he wants. If he did not like a word or a quotation, he did not hesitate to chop, twist around or rewrite them. Johnson famously scribbled all over his books, underlining, highlighting, altering and correcting the words.