Question

22.6.2

Which word in the sentence is most clearly used denotatively?

Marley's dog is a sweet little lamb, but Dom's mutt is a snarling beast.

O A. mutt

. B. beast

O C. dog

O D. lamb

Answer 1

A. mutt

Step-by-step explanation:

To use a word denotatively implies to use the word in its literal sense. The literal meaning of a word is its denotative meaning.

A mutt literally means a dog, the meaning of the rest of the sentence also agrees with the writers use of word 'mutt'.

Hence the word was used denotatively.