Question

Read the following sentence.

Madame Josephine carefully looked at all of the forks, knives, and spoons before announcing that all of the utensils needed to be washed again.

Use the context clues to find the definition for the word utensils as it is used in this sentence.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

A utensil is "An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen." The context clues that help you figure this out are, "forks, knives, and spoons".

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Answer 2

Utensils: Silverware, something you eat with. Like a fork.

Explanation: ( they can also be cooking utensils, but in this case its used as if you were using it to eat a food, like pancakes with a fork. Silverware. )