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Connotation or Denotation?

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    Distinguish the connotative and denotative meaning of a word in a sentence, using context clues, and determine if the denotation is positive, negative, or neutral.
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  • Identify the connotative charge for the word blue in the following sentence:                                                                                               Mya is feeling blue.
    Negative Connotation- it means that she is sad
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  • Is the meaning of the word house connotative or denotative in the following sentence: My house is the third on on the left.
    Denotative because the speaker is referring to the building they live in.
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  • Sort the following word series into positive, negative, and neutral connotation:                 thin, skinny, scrawny
    Positive-skinny Negative-scrawny Neutral-thin
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  • There's no place like home!                                                                                Is home connotative or denotative?
    Positive Connotative because home means comfort, family, and security as well as the building someone lives in.
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  • George is very clever.                                                                                         Is clever connotative or denotative?
    Denotative because being clever is a trait he has.
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  • He wore a brilliant shade of purple pants to school today!                                                                            Is the use of the word purple connotative or denotative?
    Denotative because his pants really are purple.
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  • Which word has a negative connotation? Thrifty Saving Stingy
    Stingy has a negative connotation
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  • TWO PART RESPONSE: What is the connotation and denotation of a dove?
    Denotation its a bird & Connotation- a symbol of peace
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  • In the sentence which word has a negative connotation? That necklace is gaudy!
    Gaudy
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