An analogy is a comparison between two things by showing a specific relationship between paired words. The type of relationship explainsthe connection between the pairs of words. There are many different analogy patterns. Some of the common analogies are: Synonyms: Synonyms are words that mean the same thing, and synonym analogies consist of two pairs of synonyms. The first pair of words mean the same thing, so the second pair must mean the same thing too. Antonyms: Antonyms are words that mean the opposite, and so antonym analogies consist of two pairs of opposites. Object/Purpose: In... Show more An analogy is a comparison between two things by showing a specific relationship between paired words. The type of relationship explainsthe connection between the pairs of words. There are many different analogy patterns. Some of the common analogies are: Synonyms: Synonyms are words that mean the same thing, and synonym analogies consist of two pairs of synonyms. The first pair of words mean the same thing, so the second pair must mean the same thing too. Antonyms: Antonyms are words that mean the opposite, and so antonym analogies consist of two pairs of opposites. Object/Purpose: In object/purpose analogies, the first word in each pair names and the second word in each pair tells what the object is used for. Source/Product: Source/product analogies name a product and tell where it comes from. Part/Whole: In part/whole analogies, the first word of each pair names a specific item, and the second word names a more general item that includes the first. Animal/Habitat: In this type, the first word names an animal, and the second word tells where it lives. Characteristic: The first word in these analogies names a person or thing, and the second word describes or names a characteristic of that person or thing. Operator: In these analogies, the first word names a thing, often a machine or a tool, and the second word is a name for the person who uses it. Some more analogy types are: object/action, animal/baby, cause/effect, sequence, association (two things that go together), mathematical, and singular/plural. Show less
An analogy is a comparison between two things by showing a specific relationship between paired words. The type of relationship explainsthe connection between the pairs of words.
There are many different analogy patterns. Some of the common analogies are: Synonyms: Synonyms are words that mean the same thing, and synonym analogies consist of two pairs of synonyms. The first pair of words mean the same thing, so the second pair must mean the same thing too. Antonyms: Antonyms are words that mean the opposite, and so antonym analogies consist of two pairs of opposites. Object/Purpose: In object/purpose analogies, the first word in each pair names and the second word in each pair tells what the object is used for. Source/Product: Source/product analogies name a product and tell where it comes from. Part/Whole: In part/whole analogies, the first word of each pair names a specific item, and the second word names a more general item that includes the first. Animal/Habitat: In this type, the first word names an animal, and the second word tells where it lives. Characteristic: The first word in these analogies names a person or thing, and the second word describes or names a characteristic of that person or thing. Operator: In these analogies, the first word names a thing, often a machine or a tool, and the second word is a name for the person who uses it.
Some more analogy types are: object/action, animal/baby, cause/effect, sequence, association (two things that go together), mathematical, and singular/plural.
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