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Syntactic Ambiguity and Disambiguation

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Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  2. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  3. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the telescope." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the telescope" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the glasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the glasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the binoculars." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the binoculars" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  2. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  4. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the sunglasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the sunglasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  2. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  3. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the telescope." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the telescope" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the glasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the glasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the binoculars." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the binoculars" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  2. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  4. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the sunglasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the sunglasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  2. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  3. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the telescope." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the telescope" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the glasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the glasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the binoculars." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the binoculars" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  2. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  4. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the sunglasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the sunglasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the telescope.

  2. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  3. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the telescope." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the telescope" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

Which of the following sentences is not syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the glasses." is not syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the glasses" can only modify the noun "woman". This is because the verb "saw" does not take a prepositional phrase as a complement.

Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?

  1. The man saw the woman with the binoculars.

  2. The man saw the woman with the glasses.

  3. The man saw the woman with the sunglasses.

  4. The man saw the woman with the telescope.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The sentence "The man saw the woman with the binoculars." is syntactically ambiguous because the prepositional phrase "with the binoculars" can modify either the verb "saw" or the noun "woman". This ambiguity can be disambiguated by adding a comma after the word "woman", which makes it clear that the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "saw".

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