Read the following two sentences.

Question

I. If you tend your garden carefully, your tomatoes will grow big and flavorful!
II. My cousins tend to arrive late to family events.
Which is most likely the meaning of the word tend in each sentence?
A.
I: bring about a certain result; II: lead in a certain direction
B.
I: care for; II: lead in a certain direction
C.
I: care for; II: be likely to do something
D.
I: be likely to do something; II: bring about a certain result

Answer 1

The most likely meanings of the word "tend" in each sentence are as follows:

I: care for (as it refers to taking care of the garden to help the tomatoes grow). II: be likely to do something (as it refers to the tendency of the cousins to arrive late).

Therefore, the correct answer is C. I: care for; II: be likely to do something.