Which word's connotation and denotation best completes the following sentence. the murder shocked the small town. a. grisly c. annoying b. recent d. immoral

a. Grisly.

Explanation:

The sentence reads-

The murder shocked the small town.

Now, using the options provided, it is possible and also valid to use the word annoying/ recent/ immoral in the blank space. All of them makes perfect sense and complete meaning to the other words in the sentence. But, considering the effect it produced on the people, it will be best to use the word 'grisly'. This word induces the worse of the worse results, something akin to barbaric or hideous. This word produces the most shocking reaction for the action, which is "shocked the small town".

Thus, the answer is -

The grisly murder shocked the small town.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).

ma”am had a granddaughter who lived a couple blocks away from her school who later on then met friends