Problem: Word: gather

Sentence 1: Gather some stones.

Sentence 2: People gathered round as he began to tell his story.

Same meaning? OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
A: the same meaning


Question: This question has options. Does the word "be" have the same definition in the next 2 sentences?

I shall be writing to you soon.

I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning


Question: "operation" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

They will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available.

It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning


Q: Does "play" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

They gave full play to the artist's talent.

We saw a two-act play in the theatre.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

A: different meanings


Question: Here is one sentence: The office is in the gift of the President.
Here is another sentence: She had a gift for playing the flute.
Does the gift mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: different meanings


Problem: Word: concoction

Sentence 1: He volunteered to taste her latest concoction.

Sentence 2: His testimony was a concoction.

Same meaning? OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
A:
different meanings