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    Exercise On Ambiguity

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    The document lists 56 sentences containing different types of ambiguity and requests identifying the type of ambiguity and providing 2 possible paraphrases to clarify the meaning for each sentence. The ambiguities include lexical, structural, and referential ambiguities. Possible paraphrases would restructure or reword ambiguous terms, phrases, or pronouns to resolve unclear meanings.

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    Exercise On Ambiguity

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    The document lists 56 sentences containing different types of ambiguity and requests identifying the type of ambiguity and providing 2 possible paraphrases to clarify the meaning for each sentence. The ambiguities include lexical, structural, and referential ambiguities. Possible paraphrases would restructure or reword ambiguous terms, phrases, or pronouns to resolve unclear meanings.

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    The document lists 56 sentences containing different types of ambiguity and requests identifying the type of ambiguity and providing 2 possible paraphrases to clarify the meaning for each sentence. The ambiguities include lexical, structural, and referential ambiguities. Possible paraphrases would restructure or reword ambiguous terms, phrases, or pronouns to resolve unclear meanings.

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    Exercise On Ambiguity

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    Identify the type of ambiguity and give 2 possible paraphrases to make the

    meaning clear

    1. This pen is empty.


    2. Are the chickens ready to eat?
    3. Do you want to try on that dress in the window?
    4. This old car needs new brakes and anti-freezer.
    5. I understand money matters.
    6. I know clever people like you.
    7. The dog looked at the snake longer than the cat.
    8. The police searched for the car with broken headlights.
    9. I hate the hunter’s shooting.
    10. We need nutritious food and drink.
    11. We feed the pigs in clean clothes.
    12. I need the criminal lawyer.
    13. I like ice cream more than you.
    14. I found a hat in the attic.
    15. Leave the chairs on the veranda.
    16. I met a man with a dog that had fleas.
    17. Oh, that’s just a crazy lawyer’s idea.
    18. The FCC intends to eliminate sex and race bias in TV advertising.
    19. You should eat more nutritious food.
    20. He considered the applicant hard.
    21. I found her a doll.
    22. They watched the hunter with the binoculars.
    23. She spied the dog on the corner.
    24. Joan is easy to please.
    25. Molly told Angela about herself.
    26. The car coasted into the garage with the lights on.
    27. The dog bit several people in the crowd.
    28. Tristan left directions for Isolde to follow.
    29. She can’t bear children.
    30. It takes a good ruler to make a straight line.
    31. He saw that petrol can explode.
    32. This is not a Raphael’s painting.
    33. The policeman is talking about Mr. Thompson’s murder.
    34. My grandfather is a small farmer.
    35. He is a poor student.
    36. The guard turned out a drunkard.
    37. I am getting her socks.
    38. The man gave the library books.
    39. He accepted Wednesday.
    40.Thorn taught himself during his young manhood.
    41. The doctor made them well.
    42. She taught the group singing.
    43. The judges designated the girl winner.
    44. Mary called her mother.
    45. My father is a foreign language teacher.
    46. My friend is an old car enthusiast.
    47. The rabbit also enjoys our lettuce.
    48. The members only are allowed to buy beer.
    49. He promised to call me at 10 o’clock.
    50. Paula is a girl hunter.
    51. She is a baby sitter.
    52. I found a book on HN station.
    53. Everyday passengers enjoy a meal like this.
    54. I considered those errors.
    55. It was a plot to sell industrial secrets worth millions to the ABC
    company.
    56. He passed the hammer and saw through the window.

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