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

B.

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.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader