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A scope ambiguity deals with another level of ambiguity.
 
Scope ambiguity deals with the scope of quantifiers (every, some ...) and is a form of structural ambiguity. <br/>
 
e.g.
"Everyone loves someone." <br/>
The sentence can be read in the two following ways. <br/>
*Everyone loves the same someone
*Everyone loves some different person
 
See the Glossary entry on [[Glossary:Scope Ambiguity| Scope Ambiguity]] for more information. <br/>
 
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Sorry, the answer is not correct.

Scope ambiguity deals with the scope of quantifiers (every, some ...) and is a form of structural ambiguity.

e.g. "Everyone loves someone."
The sentence can be read in the two following ways.

  • Everyone loves the same someone
  • Everyone loves some different person

See the Glossary entry on Scope Ambiguity for more information.

Try it again, please!