Which sentence uses 'contribute' correctly to mean giving goods, money or time to help others?

• A. To write for a newspaper or a magazine
• B. To give goods, money or time and effort to a person or group in order to help them
• C. To ignore others
• D. To criticize

Answer: (B)

Contribute means to give resources—goods, money, or time—into something to help someone or a group, usually as part of a larger effort. The sentence that defines contribute by describing giving goods, money or time and effort to a person or group in order to help them captures this meaning directly. It shows contributing as providing tangible help to others. The other options describe actions like writing for a publication, ignoring others, or criticizing, which aren’t about giving resources to support someone else. So the best choice clearly conveys contributing as offering help through resources.