What is the difference between the denotation and the connotation of the word "home"?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Denotation is the dictionary meaning, while connotation is the feeling attached to a word
- Step 1: Denotation is literal meaning. Step 2. Connotation is the feeling attached to the word. Answer: dictionary meaning versus associated feeling. Why not the others: The other options reverse the terms or confuse them with unrelated ideas.
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