Read the excerpt from the declaration of independence. he has endeavoured to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws of naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands. which words in the excerpt have negative connotations? check all that apply. prevent population purpose obstructing refusing

prevent, obstructing, refusing.

These are the words that have negative connotations. A connotation is a cultural or emotional association that some word carries. This is usually easily understood by the members of a particular culture. This meaning exists in addition to the word's literal meaning, which is known as "denotation." In this case, the words "prevent," "obstruct" and "refuse" carry negative connotations of unwillingness.

passage?

explanation:

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.