Jared and Marie went to Supply Depot to purchase a door that would articulate in two directions and allow them to pass more easily between the kitchen and dining room. Marie had seen one on television and thought the free-swinging door would be easier to use. Based on its context in the paragraph above, what is the meaning of the word articulate? A. to allow double entry B. to be effective C. to be brightly colored D. to bend or hinge

Based on the context in the paragraph above, the meaning of the word articulate is: D. to bend or hi*ge.

To articulate can have several meanings. In speech, it can mean to speak fluently. It can also mean an item that is joint at some points.

In the context of the above text, this word means bending in two directions to allow access to different rooms. So, option D is right.

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The correct answer is D. To bend or hinge

Explanation:

In the excerpt presented, the word "articulate" is used as a verb to show the door Jared and Marie were looking for needed to move in two directions because they needed to "pass more easily between the kitchen and dining room", this is specifically explained in "a door that would articulate in two directions". According to this, the word "articulate" likely means "to bend" or "hinge" because only if the door "bends" in two directions as Jared and Marie want they would be able to pass or move freely between the two rooms. Besides this, the word can be replaced by the original word without modifying the meaning of the sentence as "a door that would bend in two directions..."

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