Which sentence uses a purely denotative verb? :
A. Harry drank three glasses of cranberry juice.
B. Harry chugged three glasses of cranberry juice.
C. Harry guzzled three glasses of cranberry juice.
D. Harry gulped three glasses of cranberry juice.

Respuesta :

Denotative meaning refers to the basic, literal and dictionary meaning of a word. Among the sentences in this item, the sentence that uses purely denotative verb is option A. Harry drank three glasses of cranberry juice. The correct answer is option A. Notice that the verb used in this sentence is the word "drank". This is the most literal meaning of the word as it is used in the sentence.