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20 May, 17:56

Read this sentence from Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl.

"We don't want our belongings to be seized by the Germans, but we certainly don't want to fall into their clutches ourselves."

Which statement best explains the meaning of the word seized?

The denotation is "taken by legal means; " the connotation is "unjustly."

The denotation is "unjustly; " the connotation is "taken by legal means."

The denotation is "fairly; " the connotation is "illegal means."

The denotation is "taken by illegal means; " the connotation is "fairly."

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  1. 20 May, 18:04
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    The denotation is taken by legal means, the connotation is unjustly.

    Explanation:

    The definition of denotation, is the literal or primary meaning of a word, and connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes, dependent on the denotation. Anne feels as if the Germans legal means are unjust towards her.
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