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Different types of ambiguity

1 Phrases and sentences as a whole can have more than one meaning. How is this form of ambiguity called?

Scope Ambiguity
Lexical Ambiguity
Structural Ambiguity

2 Which two meanings does the following sentence contain? Paraphrase them.
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3 Think of an ambiguous phrase or sentence on your own and explain its ambiguity.

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