Read the following sentence.Madame Josephine carefully looked at all of the forks, knives, and spoons before announcing that all of the utensils needed to be washed again.

Forks, knives, and spoons are examples of silverware, so “silverware” is the best replacement for “utensils” in this sentence. “Instruments,” “kitchen items,” and “tools” are broader terms and do not name this specific group as precisely.

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