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General definition of ambiguity

1 { What is an ambiguous word?

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scope ambiguity

2 Which word is the ambiguous word in the sentence?

#I bought it without any further inquiry.

#There is no bank in this town.

3 Think of three sentences in which the word “hot” has different meanings.

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