Choose the meaning that fits
A familiar word can have a different meaning in a new setting. Keep the sentence's topic in mind: a 'branch' might belong to a tree or to a company.
Try replacing the word with your proposed meaning. Read the sentence again. The meaning must fit both the grammar and the surrounding idea.
The museum's new branch opens near the harbor next month. Its main building will remain in the city center.
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What does 'branch' mean here?
An additional location of the same organization.
The museum will have a new location as well as its main building. That is what 'branch' means here.
The museum's new branch opens near the harbor next month. Its main building will remain in the city center.
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The new footbridge removed a barrier between the two neighborhoods. Residents could now cross the canal in five minutes instead of walking to the distant road bridge.
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What does 'barrier' mean in this passage?
- A disagreement between residents.
- An obstacle that made moving between the places difficult.
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An obstacle that made moving between the places difficult.
The canal made crossing difficult. The new bridge gives residents a shorter route.
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