<span>d. He is bigger than they are and they don't want to fight.
</span>Why do the crowd and Tim Keenan respect what Weedon Scott says?
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He is bigger than they are and they don't want to fight.
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NOT:
a. He is older than they are and has earned their respect.
b. He is friends with the mine officials who could give them trouble.
<span>c. He is a famous dog trainer and knows more than they do.</span>
It is true that semantics (a branch of language dealing with the meaning of words) considers both the connotation (the feelings a word evokes in you) and the denotation (the actual meaning of the word) of words.
So you sound smart and it flows well
Sure sure what are your questions? i will try to help.
I think the best word to describe this sentence would be toot.