AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the word companion mean in the sentence below? The dog made a good companion for our elderly neighbor.
A
friend
B
guard
C
responsibility
D
trainer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -companion noun [C] (PERSON) a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together: The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

Detailed explanation-2: -A companion is one who serves as a friend or partner in something. Whether it’s travel or dinner or card-playing, your companion is the one who does it with you. The word companion is a close, um, companion to the word company, and you might as well say that someone you keep company with is your companion.

Detailed explanation-3: -acquaintance. nouna person known informally. associate. association. colleague.

Detailed explanation-4: -Companion is a familiar word for one that joins or accompanies another, whether on a journey ("a travelling companion") or in the journey of life ("married her longtime companion"). ‘Companion’ comes from ‘panis’, the Latin word for bread. Originally, the word was used to describe someone with whom you shared a meal.

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