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What kind of opposites can be identified via the “negative test”?
Non-gradable antonyms
Which of the following words are co-hyponyms? ant, cabbage, insect, plant, turnip, vegetable
cabbage, turnip
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (a) assemble/disassemble
(a) antonymy (reversives)
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (b) damp/moist
(b) synonymy
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (c) deep/shallow
(c) antonymy, (gradable)
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (d) dog/schnauzer
(d) hyponymy
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (e) furniture/table
(e) hyponymy
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here? (f) married/single
(f) antonymy (non-gradable)
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here?(g) move/run
(g) hyponymy
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here?((h) peace/piece
(h) homophony (or homophones)
What is the basic lexical relation between each pair of words listed here?(i) pen/pen
(i) homonymy (or homonyms)
9. Which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive? (a) absent/present
(a) non-gradable
9. Which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive? (b) appear/disappear
(b) reversive
9. Which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive?(c) fail/pass
(c) non-gradable
9. Which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive?(d) fair/unfair
(d) gradable
9. Which of the following opposites are gradable, non-gradable, or reversive?(e) fill it/empty it
(e) reversive
