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1. In each of the following sentences, the underlined word has the basic denotation, “forcibly separate into pieces.”
Which word has the strongest connotations?
Base your answer on context.
a.I watched Sue angrily <u>rip </u>the paper in two.
b.A lion will <u>rend</u> its prey into pieces.
c.Dion didn’t mean to <u>tear</u> his shirt sleeve.
d. Our dog started to <u>tatter </u>the pillow with her teeth.
2. Which answer choice is a word built from the base word satisfy by adding a prefix and a suffix?
a.satisfaction
b.dissatisfy
c.dissatisfaction
d. Satisfactorily
Answer:
b.A lion will <u>rend</u> its prey into pieces.
c.dissatisfaction
Explanation:
To rend something into pieces refers to a violent act, worthy of a lion´s actions once he gets his prey. While ripping, tearing, and tattering might work as synonyms, none of them have a strong enough violent connotation.
The word dissatisfaction is formed by the prefix dis, which means a "lack of"; and the nominalizing suffix -tion.
