Determine the type of ambiguity

Each of the following sentences is ambiguous.

1. Determine the type of the ambiguity and
2. determine which element in the sentence causes the ambiguity.

Choose the right option and follow the link.

Example:

(1) Pat didn't know a guest at the party.

Type of ambiguity: (a) lexical (b) structural (a) collective-distributive

Responsible elements: (a) lexical the word know (b) the negation and the indefinite (c) the preposition at

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