Question

Which of these dictionaries would be best to use to find literary examples of a word's usage?

A. Dictionary of American-English Usage

B.The Oxford English Dictionary

C. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

D. A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language

Answer 1

Answer: The Oxford English Dictonary

Step-by-step explanation:

Its the only proper english dictonary in the choices

Answer 2

B.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Oxford English Dictionary can be used to find a literary example of a word's usage.

The dictionary is published by Oxford University Press. The work to design a dictionary that would consist of all words began in 1857 when a meeting was held between the members of the Philological Society of London. The members decided to re-evaluate the dictionary as the dictionaries were incomplete.

The Oxford English Dictionary was designed after the strenuous efforts of many people and first published on 1st February 1884 with the first volume. The dictionary elaborates on the meaning of a word using an example as well. So, this dictionary would be the best one for referring to the word's usage in the literary example.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.