Question

Which sentence uses denotation?


A. We demolished our food and hurried to the movie.

B. We ate dinner and went to the movie.

C. We gobbled our supper and lumbered off to the movie.

D. We devoured our meal and rushed away to the movie.

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct answer is B.

"We ate dinner and went to the movie."

Explanation:

Denotation or literal meaning of a word is a clear definition as shown in a dictionary, without other suggested meaning. It is what you would read when you check the word up in the dictionary. The opposite of denotation is connotation.

Connotation and Denotation are the main descriptive technique of word meaning.

"We ate dinner and went to the movie."

Answer 2

Answer:

The ssentence that uses denotation is:

C. We gobbled our supper and lumbered off to the movie.

Explanation:

To understand this we need to analyze it carefully. First of all, denotation is the concept assigned to the action of describing with detail an action that has a verb to be described with less detail. In our case, gobbled is a concept used to describe a way to eat something, as well as devour. However, lumber is a concept that identifies a way to move. While rushing is not really a specific concept to only be used to describe movement. So, "C" is the correct option.