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(1) Pat didn't know a guest at the party. | (1) Pat didn't know a guest at the party. | ||
Type of ambiguity: (a) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-a|lexical]] (b) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-b|structural]] ( | Type of ambiguity: | ||
:: (a) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-a|lexical]] | |||
:: (b) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-b|structural]] | |||
:: (c) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1a-c|collective-distributive]] | |||
Responsible elements: (a) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-a|the word ''know'']] (b) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-b|the negation and the indefinite]] (c) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-c|the preposition ''at'']] | Responsible elements: (a) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-a|the word ''know'']] (b) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-b|the negation and the indefinite]] (c) [[ExCh1 Ambiguity 1b-c|the preposition ''at'']] | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 28 September 2012
Each of the following sentences is ambiguous.
- Determine the type of the ambiguity and
- determine which element in the sentence causes the ambiguity.
Choose the right option and follow the link.
(1) Pat didn't know a guest at the party.
Type of ambiguity:
- (a) lexical
- (b) structural
- (c) collective-distributive
Responsible elements: (a) the word know (b) the negation and the indefinite (c) the preposition at