Analogies – Choose the pair that best completes the relationship. TAILOR : SUIT :: ?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: edit : manuscript

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
A TAILOR works on a SUIT; this is a 'professional (or action agent) : object acted upon' relationship. We seek a pair that keeps the same direction: action performed on a suitable object.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Tailor → acts upon → suit.
  • We want action → artifact being modified.


Concept / Approach:
Focus on verb–object compatibility. The verb should be the appropriate action applied to the noun in common usage, paralleling tailoring a suit.


Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Identify the operative structure: actor's task applied to an object.2) 'edit : manuscript' matches (editing is done to a manuscript).3) 'scheme : agent' is mismatched semantics.4) 'revise : writer' reverses roles; the writer revises text, not vice versa.5) 'mention : opinion' is not a standard action-object pairing.6) 'implode : building' is an action applied by specialists, but it destroys rather than crafts; it is not analogous to tailoring as a constructive craft and is less precise than editing a manuscript.


Verification / Alternative check:
Sentence test: 'A tailor alters a suit' parallels 'An editor edits a manuscript.' Both are skilled modifications to improve the object.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:

  • scheme : agent – Not a verb applied to a suitable direct object.
  • revise : writer – Reversed agent–object roles.
  • mention : opinion – Not a canonical action-object relation.
  • implode : building – Demolition, not craft-like modification; weaker fit.


Common Pitfalls:
Some choices look grammatically acceptable yet lack the precise professional-to-object alignment. Choose a pair with a routine, skilled modification relationship.


Final Answer:
edit : manuscript

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