Question

Read the following sentence from the passage

I don't think I shall ever feel really at home in this house, but that does not mean that I loathe it here, it is more like being on vacation in a very peculiar boardinghouse.

Which of following best describes the connotative meaning of the word home as it is used in the sentence above?
A.
a residence

B.
a base

C.
a feeling of comfort

D.
an institution where people are cared for

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

C. a feeling of comfort

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

C. a feeling of comfort

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To determine the connotative meaning of the word "home" as used in the sentence, we should consider the context and the words surrounding it. In this case, the speaker states that they don't think they will ever feel really at home in this house. Based on this, we can infer that the connotative meaning of "home" here is not referring to a physical residence (option A) or a base (option B). Similarly, it is not referring to an institution where people are cared for (option D) since there is no indication of that in the sentence. Instead, the speaker is describing how they feel about the house, comparing it to being on vacation in a peculiar boardinghouse. Therefore, the best choice to describe the connotative meaning of "home" in this sentence is option C: a feeling of comfort, as the speaker does not feel really comfortable or at ease in the house.