Answer:
A. mutt
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.
A.Jerry's new job is going well...all in the present tense
Answer:
if you are talking about the nervous/worry pair then the answer is cause and effect.