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Sentence transformations for English language learners; examples of semantic ambiguity
Title: Sentence transformations for English language learners; examples of semantic ambiguity
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1257 | Pages: 5.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Sentence transformations for English language learners; examples of semantic ambiguity
SEMANTIC AMBIGUITY: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO AS TO CONVEY TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS PER SENTENCE:
1.Police squad help dog bite victim.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
2.Man eating piranha mistakenly sold as house pet.
a)_______________________________________________________________________
b)_______________________________________________________________________
3.We saw the Eiffel Tower flying from London to Paris.
a)_______________________________________________________________________
b);_______________________________________________________________________
4.The police were ordered to stop drinking after midnight.
a)_______________________________________________________________________
b)_______________________________________________________________________
5.A sailor was dancing with a wooden leg.
a)_______________________________________________________________________
b)_______________________________________________________________________
6.She made Arthur a good husband.
a)_______________________________________________________________________
b)_______________________________________________________________________
7. She …showed first 75 words of 1257 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1257 total…be paid under any circumstances. (NO)
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2.<Tab/>Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis. (NOT UNTIL)
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3.<Tab/>Little did Brenda know what she was letting herself in for. (IDEA)
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4.<Tab/>The accused never expressed regret for the embezzlement? (AT NO TIME)
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5.<Tab/>It was only when I stopped that I realized that something was wrong? (ONLY)
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