The difference between denotation and connotation is that denotation is a word's literal meaning and connotation is the attitudes associated with a word. The correct answer is A.
This story takes place in an island called Hikueru Island,which is located in the French Polynesia. This story is set way back in history, when tribes roamed <span>in the islands, before the traders and commissioners ever set foot into the South Seas. </span>
The change that was made in the second sentence is that it created a compound sentence. The correct answer is option B. The compound subject now has two independent clauses: "The holidays are just around the corner" and "I need to go shopping". The independent clauses are connected with the coordinating conjunction "so".