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<p>Created page with &quot;Example: &#039;&#039;Pat didn&#039;t know a guest at the party.&#039;&#039; Yes, this is the correct answer! The sentence shows a scope ambiguity, so the scope-bearing elements are responsible for ...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Example: &#039;&#039;Pat didn&#039;t know a guest at the party.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Yes, this is the correct answer! <br /> <br /> The sentence shows a scope ambiguity, so the scope-bearing elements are responsible for the ambiguity. In the sentence, the negation (expressed by &#039;&#039;didn&#039;t&#039;&#039;) and the indefinite NP (&#039;&#039;a guest&#039;&#039;) are scope-bearing elements. If a sentence contains two scope-bearing elements, it will usually be scopally ambiguous. <br /> <br /> Turn to the page with the [[Types of ambiguity|explanations]] for more details.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==== Navigation ====<br /> <br /> * [[Determine the type of ambiguity|To the current exercise]]<br /> * [[Exercise-ch1|To the exercise page for chapter 1]]<br /> * [[Textbook-chapters|To the material by chapters overview]]<br /> * [[FSEGA|To the main page of the textbook]]</div>

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