Question

Choose the type of analogy used in this sentence:

Water is to moisten as spade is to dig.
A synonym analogy
B.antonym analogy
C. description analogy
D. function analogy

Answer 1

It would be D function analogy.

Answer 2

The analogy "Water is to moisten as spade is to dig," is a function analogy.

An analogy is the comparison of two pairs of words. Specifically, a function analogy compares the function of two things. In this example, the funtion of water is to moisten, while the function of a spade is to dig.