What is a "near-synonym" distractor, and why is it often wrong?
QUESTION
What is a common distractor pattern involving parts of speech in synonym questions?
QUESTION
Which choice should you eliminate if the stem word is a verb and one option is a noun?
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ANSWER
Eliminate the noun option unless the stem can clearly function as a noun in context. Part-of-speech mismatches, like nouns for verbs, are common distractors unless the context explicitly supports the variation.