Which has the same meaning as the italicized phrase but a different connotation

a and b are the correct answer to what your looking fior

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

the correct answer is b. a comparison without the use of like or as. hope this

the positive connotations of the words "pretty," "quiet," and "silence" give the excerpt a tone of nervousness. i think its this