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Example sentence: ''Pat didn't know a guest at the party.'' | Example sentence: ''Pat didn't know a guest at the party.'' | ||
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You might argue that the preposition phrase ''at the party'' could attach to the noun ''guest'', to the verb phrase ''know a guest'', or to the entire sentence. In each case, the truth conditions of the sentence are the same. | |||
There is, however, another type of ambiguity in the sentence which leads to readings with distinct truth conditions. Try to find this ambiguity. | |||
For help, check the [[Types of ambiguity|explanations]]. | |||
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Example sentence: Pat didn't know a guest at the party.
Sorry, your answer is only partially correct.
You might argue that the preposition phrase at the party could attach to the noun guest, to the verb phrase know a guest, or to the entire sentence. In each case, the truth conditions of the sentence are the same.
There is, however, another type of ambiguity in the sentence which leads to readings with distinct truth conditions. Try to find this ambiguity.
For help, check the explanations.