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Which word set completes the following analogy?knife : cut ::


A. dentist : teeth

B. hammer : nail

C. slice : strike

D. chop : axe

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer: D. chop: axe.

Explanation: an analogy is a comparison between one thing and another, usually with the purpose of explanation or clarification, this comparison is based on one similarity or difference between specific features of two things. In the given set, we have the pair of words "knife" and "cut" the relation between this words is that "cut" is the function of the knife. From the given options, the one that have the same relation is option D: chop: axe (the function of an axe is to chop).

Answer 2
Answer: A knife cuts just as an axe chops.
Although dentist and teeth are related, a dentist does not teeth, teeth is not a verb.
Slice and strike are both verbs, so you can eliminate that.
A hammer doesn't really nail, they are both nouns. 
So the answer is, I believe, D. chop : axe.

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