Question

Use the dictionary entry for lavish to answer the question.

lavish

la•vish [‘la-vish]

from Middle French lavasse

adj

1. given in large amounts

2. having a very rich and expensive quality

verb

1. giving or using in large amounts

Use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the last definition of the word lavish.

There was a lavish amount of food and drinks set upon the table.
Finn noticed the lavish nature of the items in the jewelry store.
For his birthday, his friends would lavish him with many gifts.
According to the papers, the wedding was a lavish affair.

Answer 1

3. For his birthday, his friends would lavish him with many gifts.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

3. For his birthday, his friends would lavish him with many gifts.

Step-by-step explanation:

Context clues refer to the surrounding information of an unknown word that helps us infer the meaning of that word and how it is functioning in a sentence. By looking at the context clues, we can determine that options 1, 2 and 4 use “lavish” as adjectives because they modify the nouns next to them, while option 3 uses the word as a verb meaning “giving or using in large amounts” (the last definition given) because the word is placed next to the auxiliary verb “would,” it indicates the action that the subject “his friends” perform, and because of the use of the words “many” and “gifts.”