What connotation does the word clean have in this passage? It has a mostly positive connotation.

It has a mostly negative connotation.

It has a mostly neutral connotation.

It has only a denotation, no connotation.
Part B
Which words or phrases from the context best support your answer to Part A?

“You are your own person,” “break”

“educable child,” “welcome you”

“studies,” “educational reform”

“brief,” “frozen smile”

When the subject of a sentence performs the action in the sentence the verb in the sentence is in the what ?

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 6 (excerpt) what does tom do to get sid’s attention? a) tom lies in bed as he tries to think of an excuse to miss school b) tom knocks a book on the floor to wake sid up c) tom tells sid that he is suffering from an infected toe and a loose tooth d) tom groans and says, “ when i’m gone…”, so sid will call for aunt polly’s how does sid react to tom as he pretends to die? a) so it becomes anxious and asks if tom is dying b) sid knows tom is faking but joins in with tom’s game c) sid takes tom seriously and makes a list of tom’s valuables d) sid knows tom is a lying and immediately runs to tell aunt polly

When doing a close reading, what is involved in the process of annotating a text?