Polysemy or Homonymy

a. They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.

b. An unlikely assortment of rock stars and politicians attended the charity concert.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

a. People of many different races were living side by side.

b. They're taking part in a race to the top of the Mont Blanc.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

a. That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way.

b. Only local people could find their way through the maze of narrow streets

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

a. She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

b. These Vietnamese pancakes are made of rice flour, and so thin you can read a newspaper through them

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

a. The walls are covered in oil paintings.

b. I've been painting all morning.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

a. You can view aggregations of polling data at the site.

b. Some animals avoid being eaten by aggregation in groups, such as schools of fish.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

a. This 100-year-old restaurant is among London's finest.

b. This building is the finest example of its type.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

a. I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

b. The manuscript was accepted for publication last week.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

a. My salary is paid directly into my bank.

b. He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A

a. Do you know how to run this sort of machinery?

b. He's been running a restaurant since he left school.

• polysemy

• homonymy

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CCSS.L.7.4A