Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of “Smarter Without Smartphones.” What connotation does the word wade have in this sentence? They would wade through encyclopedias and articles from newspapers and magazines to find information. Wade has a neutral connotation of trying an activity. Wade has a positive connotation of beginning a new activity. Wade has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity. Wade has a negative connotation of doing an activity carelessly.
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They would wade through encyclopedias and articles from newspaper and magazines to find information.
A. Wade has neutral connotations of trying an activity.
B. Wade has a positive connotation of begging a new activity.
C. Wade has a negative connotation of doing an activity carelessly.
D. Wade has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity.
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Using context clues, we can decipher the connotation that the word "wade" has in the first paragraph of "Smarter Without Smartphones". It has a negative connotation of slogging through a hard activity
- Since words often have more than one meaning; it becomes very important to consider the context in which they are used
- In the given paragraph, the word wade has been used to mean "to look through with effort"
- It signifies the effort and time it used to require to learn new information when smartphones were not as advanced as they are now
- It has a negative connotation here as it implies intense hard work and effort
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