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Analogies are ways to explain one thing in terms of another.

For example, the following analogy is often given to students who learn English vocabulary:

Some English words change their meaning in different contexts - like chameleons that change colour in different environments.

What does this analogy tell you about English words? Choose the 3 correct answers.

The tree or leaf that a chameleon sits on will affect what color the chameleon will be. In the same way, the context in which the word appears will affect what the word means.

English words may mean different things in different contexts.

We can learn something about English words by comparing them to a similar aspect of the chameleon.

Chameleons and English words have nothing in common because they both mean different things.