Ambiguous Sentences (Grades 11-12)
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Ambiguous Sentences
Instructions: Identify each sentence as structurally or semantically ambiguous.
1.
Free whales.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
2.
They are hunting dogs.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
3.
The fisherman went to the bank.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
4.
Which choice describes the sentence below?
I saw the man with the binoculars.
I saw the man with the binoculars.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
5.
She is looking for a match.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
6.
Flying planes can be dangerous.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
7.
I went to the bank.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
8.
Police help dog bite victim.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
9.
There was only one bed, so Jane and Harry slept together.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
10.
He saw that gas can explode.
- Structurally ambiguous
- Semantically ambiguous
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