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Read the two sets of sentence.
A. Sam's chicken won first place in the contest. it was the heaviest chicken in the Fair.
B. "wath's the matter, are you chicken?" Sam's friend asked him when he didn't join the pole-climbing contest. They didn't know that he is afraid of heights.
What is the meaning of chicken in sentence A?______sentence B?_________ do they have the same meaning?_______
Denotation is the specific, exact and concrete meaning of a word. this is the meaning you will find in a dictionary.
Connotation is an idea or quality that a word makes you thinks about in addition to its meaning. it refers to the emotions associated with a word. Connotations can be positive or negative.
Direction: Complete each sentence below by inserting the word that has the more positive connotation.
1. jeweille is a little too______ to go to the mall alone. (immature,young) 2. Joel engaged in a political______ With his friend. (debate,argument) 3. who lives in this______ Cottage? (quaint,old) 4.when it comes to money, Mrs. Tan is very________ (thrifty,cheap) 5. the_______ from the refrigerator made me sick.(stench,fragrance)
in sentence A, It means Sam's chicken won the first place and in Sentence B Sam's friend asked sam if she is afraid to do something. They don't have the same meaning.
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