Match the relationship in the second pair of words with that of the first pair.
fervent: apathetic
: small
a. prodigious
b. ingenious
c. solace

A. Prodigious

Explanation:

You are trying to find the opposite meaning, as the words Fervent & Apathetic has totally different meanings.

Fervent means "having passionate intensity", while Apathetic means "having no interest". This means that you are trying to find antonyms.

For your question, you are trying to find the antonym of "Small". Find the definition of your choices.

Prodigious means abnormally large.

Ingenious means clever.

Solace means comfort.

The only answer choice that is opposite of small is Prodigious, which is your answer choice.

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A. prodigious

Explanation:

You are looking for a word that means small.

Prodigious means huge.

Ingenious means clever.

Solace means comfort.

Therefore, prodigious means small.

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).