Classification (collective term vs member): Three pairs pair a collective/container with its typical members/items; one pair reverses the level as a category word (mass noun) with an example item. Identify the odd pair.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Furniture : Chair

Explanation:

Introduction / Context:Language classification often distinguishes true collective/container terms from broader category words. Album, bouquet, and bunch are collective/container terms for photos, flowers, and grapes respectively. “Furniture” is a mass noun/category under which “chair” is a member, not a container that holds chairs. Hence, we must spot that category–member relation among container–content relations.

Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Album → photos (collection of photographs).
  • Bouquet → flowers (arranged collection).
  • Bunch → grapes (cluster grouping).
  • Furniture → chair (category→member, not container→contained).

Concept / Approach:Test for “X contains/holds Y” versus “X is a category of Y.” The outlier expresses a taxonomy relation rather than containment/collection.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Album, bouquet, bunch are collective/container terms.Furniture is a mass/category noun; a chair is a member item.Thus, Furniture : Chair differs in relation type.

Verification / Alternative check:Try “X of Y” phrasing: album of photos, bouquet of flowers, bunch of grapes work; “furniture of chairs” is ungrammatical as containment.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

They maintain consistent container/collective-to-members semantics.

Common Pitfalls:Accepting frequent co-occurrence as containment. Category membership is not the same as being a physical collection.

Final Answer:Furniture : Chair

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