Well, denotative meaning refers to the literal meaning of a word. So, I guess the correct answer would be <span><u>long cracks in the surface of the earth</u>, because that is the definition of the word fault lines. The other options are too metaphorical, and would thus be considered to be a connotative, rather than denotative meaning.</span>
Can you add a picture to identify the device please?
Based on the given sentence above, I can say that it is a compound sentence. What makes this sentence compound is that, it consists of two independent clauses and are connected by a coordinating conjunction "so". Therefore, the answer for this would be the last option: two independent clauses.
