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In the sentence 'We need more humorous Bill Maher episodes', what is an example of structural ambiguity?
In the sentence 'We need more humorous Bill Maher episodes', what is an example of structural ambiguity?
- The number of episodes needed
- The modifier placement in the sentence (correct)
- The need for more humor
- The type of humor required
What does the relationship between grammatical structure and semantics help determine?
What does the relationship between grammatical structure and semantics help determine?
- Ambiguity in word order
- Syntactic structures in phrases
- Word meanings in a sentence (correct)
- Phrasal deep structures
What concept do sentences 3 and 5 demonstrate?
What concept do sentences 3 and 5 demonstrate?
- Deep structure identity (correct)
- Phrase modification
- Syntactic ambiguity
- Word ambiguity
What does structural ambiguity refer to?
What does structural ambiguity refer to?
What does the sentence 'we need more humorous Bill Maher episodes' illustrate?
What does the sentence 'we need more humorous Bill Maher episodes' illustrate?
How do sentences 1 and 2 contrast with sentences 3 and 4?
How do sentences 1 and 2 contrast with sentences 3 and 4?
What makes the sentence 'The coach is full' lexically ambiguous?
What makes the sentence 'The coach is full' lexically ambiguous?
Which of the following words can be considered a homonym based on the text?
Which of the following words can be considered a homonym based on the text?
Why do English learners (ELs) face difficulties with heteronyms?
Why do English learners (ELs) face difficulties with heteronyms?
What aspect of the words 'bear' and 'bare' makes them heteronyms?
What aspect of the words 'bear' and 'bare' makes them heteronyms?
Which type of confusion may arise due to the word 'bank' in English?
Which type of confusion may arise due to the word 'bank' in English?
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