I think the correct answer would be the second option. A word’s connotation would include a sentence, the surrounding words, or the situation where a word is being used. It is another meaning of a word or a phrase in relation to the other words in the sentence.
A word’s <u>context</u> may include the sentence, the surrounding words, or the situation in which a word is used
Explanation:
The context of a word refers to all the surrounding information of it: words, the sentences, the text or passage in which it appears and the situation in which the word is used. At the same time, context is particularly useful when we find an unfamiliar word in a text, since it helps us ascertain the word's meaning.
