Question: Here is one sentence: He heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call.
Here is another sentence: He placed a phone call to London.
Does the call mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: How much furniture did they leave behind?
Here is another sentence: There was only one piece of furniture in the room.
Does the furniture mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Her former friends now avoid her.
Here is another sentence: He avoided his nagging.
Does the avoid mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.
Here is another sentence: This country assimilates immigrants very quickly.
Does the assimilate mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
different meanings