Question

Read the sentence from Peking Dust.
I tell you, the Chinese have the style of the world; the rest of us are but imitators.
Which word has the closest connotation to imitators as it is used in the sentence?
O tricksters
replicates
pretenders
counterfeits

I’ll give brainliest (if thats how you spell it) to the correct answer

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

Answer 2

Peking Dust is travel literature by  Ellen La Motte. The word 'pretender' is the closest connotation to the word 'imitators'.  Thus, option C is accurate.

What are imitators and pretenders?

The imitator is the word that is used to portray any person who adopts the behavior and traits of other persons. While pretender describes a person who pretends and asserts something.

Trickster is the word that depicts a person full of wit and counterfeit is used to show a copy of something. The word replicate means repetition or duplication of something or someone.

Therefore, option C. pretender is the best connotation of the word imitator.

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