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Analogies

+#1 Object/Function (OF)

Scissors : cut :: shovel : dig

Hand : grasp :: teeth : bite

The first part of the analogy is a noun and the second part of the comparison is a verb. The verb is something that the noun DOES, which makes it an OF analogy.

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+#2 Part/Whole (PW)

Crab : claws :: elephant : trunk

Ounce : pound :: cent : dollar

Both parts of the analogy are nouns. The second noun is part of the first noun, which is the whole.

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+#3 Antonym (A)

Add : deduct :: ascend : descend

Fast : slow :: interesting : boring

In an antonym analogy, the two items being compared are opposites of one another.

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+#4 Synonym (S)

Annual : yearly :: fatal : deadly

Street : road :: nap : sleep

In a synonym analogy, the two items being compared are the same/similar as one another.

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+#5 Cause/Effect (CE)

Study : pass :: practice : master

Ridicule : embarrass :: exercise : healthy

In a cause/effect analogy, one thing leads to another.

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+#6 Characteristic Quality (CQ)

Inquisitive : child :: round : ball

Flat : table :: high : mountain

In a characteristic quality analogy, the first part describes the second part.

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+#7 Degree (D)

Warm : hot :: cool : cold

Hard : difficult :: simple : easy

In a degree analogy, the first part is a level of the second. For example: ‘warm’ is part of ‘hot’, but is not as high of a temperature.

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