Question: Here is one sentence: There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
Here is another sentence: Their encounter was a matter of chance.
Does the encounter mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.
Here is another sentence: I only meant to help you.
Does the mean mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: A piano was in one corner of the room.
Here is another sentence: The corners of the wire mesh were reinforced with little blobs of solder.
Does the corner mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: In your behalf.
Here is another sentence: Campaigning in his own behalf.
Does the behalf mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
the same meaning