Question

which analogy shows the relationship of person to function?
snowplow : street :: garbage collector : truck
politician : promise :: thief : jewelry
actor : reads :: soloist : sings
doctor : patient :: mechanic : fixes

Explanation:

We need to find the analogy where the first term is a person and the second term is their function or action related to their role. Let's analyze each option:

• snowplow : street :: garbage collector : truck: Here, snowplow and garbage collector are people/equipment, but the relation is person/equipment to object, not person to function.
• politician : promise :: thief : jewelry: Politician makes a promise (action), thief takes jewelry (object), not a function - object relation.
• actor : reads :: soloist : sings: Actor's function is not reading (actor acts), soloist sings (correct function), but the first pair's relation is incorrect.
• doctor : patient :: mechanic : fixes: Doctor's function is related to patient (treating), mechanic's function is fixing (related to their work). Wait, no, let's re - evaluate. Wait, the question is person to function. Doctor's function is treating patient, mechanic's function is fixing (cars etc.). Wait, no, let's check the relation again. Wait, the correct relation is person and their function. Doctor: treats patient (function), mechanic: fixes (cars, etc., function). Wait, but let's check the options again. Wait, the fourth option: doctor (person) : patient (object of service) :: mechanic (person) : fixes (action/function). Wait, no, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the third option: actor (person) : reads (action) – no, actor's action is acting, not reading. Soloist (person) : sings (action) – soloist sings, that's correct, but actor reads is incorrect. The fourth option: doctor (person) deals with patient (object), mechanic (person) deals with fixing (action related to their job). Wait, maybe the correct answer is the fourth option? Wait, no, let's re - examine the question. The question is "person to function" relation. Let's check each option's relation:

1. snowplow (equipment) : street (object) :: garbage collector (person) : truck (equipment) – relation is equipment/person to object/equipment, not person to function.
2. politician (person) : promise (action) :: thief (person) : jewelry (object) – person to action vs person to object, not the same relation.
3. actor (person) : reads (action) – actor's action is acting, not reading. soloist (person) : sings (action) – soloist sings, but the first pair's relation is wrong.
4. doctor (person) : patient (object of service) :: mechanic (person) : fixes (action related to service) – doctor's service is for patient, mechanic's service is fixing. So this is a person - function (related to their service) relation.

Wait, maybe I was wrong earlier. Let's confirm. The question is "which analogy shows the relationship of person to function". So we need a pair where the first is a person and the second is their function.

• Option 1: snowplow is equipment, not person. So out.
• Option 2: politician (person) - promise (action), thief (person) - jewelry (object). Different relations. Out.
• Option 3: actor (person) - reads (action, but not actor's main function), soloist (person) - sings (action, soloist's function). But the first pair's relation is incorrect.
• Option 4: doctor (person) - patient (object of service), mechanic (person) - fixes (action of service). So doctor's function is related to patient (treating), mechanic's function is fixing (cars etc.). So this is a person - function (related to their professional service) relation. So the correct answer is the fourth option: doctor : patient :: mechanic : fixes.

Answer:

The fourth option: doctor : patient :: mechanic : fixes