Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 3 AIL 0207 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Answer Must Fit the Grammar
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The idea
A sense has a part of speech. If the word is working as a verb in the line, a noun sense cannot be right whatever it means. Checking the grammatical role before the meaning removes options quickly and is the cheapest filter available on this question type.
In practice
Find the word's job before its sense.
Where people slip
A noun sense cannot answer a verb.
Your place on the trail
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