The rules of english are called conventions because they are determined by
wide acceptance among english users

when there is a wide usage by people

Explanation:

A). Wide acceptance among English users.

Explanation:

As per the question, the rules of English would be characterized as conventions as they are governed by 'wide acceptance among English users.' These rules would assist the wide variety of users to agree upon a common standard set of syntactical directives(punctuation, sentence structure, usage, format, etc.). These conventions gives a set of common standard and acceptable rules for using the language for the wide users. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

a. both connotative and denotative.

answer:

a. "there, said he, there is something for you."

explanation:

"said he" should not have been part of what is in the dialogue.