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SENSE RELATIONS

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The pair of words “vehicle” and “bus” illustrates the semantic relation of (meronymy, synonymy, or hyponymy).

Hyponymy

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Decide if the following sentences are true or false. "Sense relations may be of three types: substitutional, combinational, and collocational."

False (three --> two, no “collocational”)

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The pair of words “tree” and “trunk” illustrates the semantic relation of: ( meronymy, synonymy, or hyponymy)

Meronymy

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Decide if the following sentences are true or false. “He is taller than me” entails “I am shorter than him”.

True

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Decide if the following sentences are true or false. “John bought a bunch of roses last Sunday” doesn’t entail “John bought flowers.”

False

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Which of the pairs of words is a superordinate and which, a hyponym? "Dolphins" are said to be the smartest "animals" on Earth.

Dolphins: Hyponym animals: Superordinate

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Which of the pairs of words is a superordinate and which, a hyponym? There’s no "flower" more beautiful than a "rose."

Flower: Superordinate Rose: Hyponym

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Which of the pairs of words is a superordinate and which, a hyponym? She reads "books" all day – mostly "comics."

Book: Superordinate Comics: Hyponym

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Decide if the following sentences are true or false. "Meronymy and hyponymy are similar in hierarchical relationships."

True

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