Which item in the following set of claims has the most negative emotive meaning?a. He was a cautious sort.b. He was deliberate and heedful of his own safety.c. He was afraid to take the slightest risk.d. He was spineless.
What will be an ideal response?
These are easy to answer; the point is to consider how many positive and negative ways there are to say essentially the same thing, and then to learn to control the emotive meaning of one's own remarks. Besides, these can be fun.
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A. ozoni. B. harai. C. bushido. D. kamikaze.
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