Question 5(d) ATTRIBUTE: Agent Attribute:State

Consider the following word pairs:

contentious:conflict
taciturn:silence
celibate:abstinence

What relation best describes these X:Y word pairs?

a person who is X often is in a state of Y
X is an expression that indicates Y
X is a time when Y occurs
X will become / be converted into Y

Correct Answer:

a person who is X often is in a state of Y

