What is the difference between 'utensil' and 'instrument'?

[pipa]

Test No. incompl/advan-27 "At the Doctors", question 4

The doctor took out of her bag an unusual ......... but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.

(a) utensil
(b) method
(c) control
(d) instrument

Test No. incompl/advan-27 "At the Doctors", answer 4

The doctor took out of her bag an unusual instrument but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.

Correct answer: (d) instrument
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What does "utensil" mean?

[Alan]

Utensil is literally a general thing you use for a specific purpose. For example a saucepan is a utensil, a bucket is also one.
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[Hoadong]

Hello teacher,

Should we put a comma after "her bag" and "an unusual instrument" to make the sentence like this: "The doctor took out of her bag, an unusual instrument, but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her."
Is "an unusual instrument" an appositive?

Thank you!

Hoa
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[Beeesneees]

Hello Hoa,

Use of a comma after 'bag' is incorrect because it would split the sentence in a very unnatural way.

The comma after instrument is accepted:
The doctor took out of her bag an unusual instrument, but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.
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[Hoadong]

Beeesneees, thank you.
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Hoadong

[Kimdung9210]

hi sir,
What the difference between equipment and tools.

[Beeesneees]

Often there isn't a difference

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/equipment
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/tools#tool_1
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