Question

use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question. crude crude kro͞od adj from latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being blunt or offensive 4. the quality of being rough in execution which of these sentences correctly use the word crude as it is defined? select three answers. despite their hard work, the miners were only able to find a small amount of crude minerals in the mine they were excavating. kenzo became much more polite and crude after the teacher spoke to his parents about how poorly he had been behaving in class. the architect drew a crude sketch of his designs to give his clients a general idea of what he wanted to build. the audience booed the comedian off the stage because his crude jokes were very inappropriate. the baker decorated the wedding cake with flowers made of sugar that were so crude that they looked real.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each sentence against the dictionary - defined meanings of "crude":

• "Despite their hard work, the miners were only able to find a small amount of crude minerals in the mine they were excavating." Here, "crude" means in an unrefined state, which is not one of the given dictionary meanings.
• "Kenzo became much more polite and less crude after the teacher spoke to his parents about how poorly he had been behaving in class." Here, "crude" means being offensive or lacking refinement, which matches meaning 3.
• "The architect drew a crude sketch of his design to give his clients a general idea of what he wanted to build." Here, "crude" means rough in execution, which matches meaning 4.
• "The audience booed the comedian off the stage because his crude jokes were very inappropriate." Here, "crude" means blunt or offensive, which matches meaning 3.
• "The baker decorated the wedding cake with flowers made of sugar that were so crude that they looked like..." Here, "crude" is not used in the context of the given dictionary meanings.

1. Select the sentences that use "crude" as defined:

• The second, third, and fourth sentences use "crude" as per the given definitions.

Answer:

The architect drew a crude sketch of his design to give his clients a general idea of what he wanted to build.
Kenzo became much more polite and less crude after the teacher spoke to his parents about how poorly he had been behaving in class.
The audience booed the comedian off the stage because his crude jokes were very inappropriate.