Question

Item 16

Review the scenario.

Jeremy reads, "Lethal injection was supposed to be the humane alternative to firing squads and hangings used for capital punishment." Based on the sentence, Jeremy thinks the word humane means "less painful."

Which strategy is best for Jeremy to use to discover the meaning of humane?


Go to the library and check out a book on humane.


Consult a dictionary, review each definition, and determine which definition makes sense in context.


Use a thesaurus to detemine the most common meaning.


Create an online survey to see how most people use this term.

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

He is looking for the definition of the word. A book is great but it'll be wordy and sometimes off topic and won't give you a brief good answer. Thesaurus i think is for science or smt, and the survey is other people's opinions which might not be accurate. Also the responses won't be the same and will be confusing. So the dictionary works lol

Answer 2

Consult a dictionary, review each definition, and determine which definition makes sense in context.

Step-by-step explanation: