Exercise On Ambiguity

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.
57. An American history teacher is very approachable.
58. Annie whacked a man with an umbrella.
59. I know clever people like you.
60. I met John lying alone on the beach.
61. It was a little pasty.
62. Dr. Mc. Coy’s examination was a long one.
63. Everyday passengers enjoy a meal like this.
64. He considered the applicant hard.
65. He is a poor student.
66. He saw that petrol can explode.
67. I bought an advanced learner’s dictionary.
68. I cannot recommend him too highly.
69. She washed the chairs on the porch.
70. Smoking grass can be nauseating.
71.Students should be given more comprehensive exercises.
72. Take the big bag upstairs.
73.That robot is bright.
74. The captain’s will is too complicated to be understandable.
75. The car coasted into the garage with the lights on.
76. The children also like beer.
77.The design has big squares and circles.
78.The doctor made them well.
79.The dog hit several people in the crowd.
80. John enjoys painting his models nude.
81. Leave the chairs on the veranda.
82. My friend is an old car enthusiast.
83. Our spaniel made a good friend.
84. She is a baby-sitter.
85. She spied the dog on the corner.
86. She taught the group singing.
87. The French plane with 24 crashes.
88. The drunkard visitor rolled up the carpet.
89.The judges designated the girl winner.
90.The members only were allowed to buy beer.
91. The policeman is talking about Mr. Thompson’s murder.
92.The youth don’t like changing friends.
93.They are discouraging transfers.
94. Thorn taught himself during his young manhood.
95. We are looking for a criminal lawyer.
96. Whether life is worth living depends on the liver.
97. You are difficult to understand.
98. You should eat more nutritious food.
99. We feed the pigs in clean clothes.
100. The professor’s appointment was shocking.
101. Is he really that kind?
102. My fiancée is reserved.
103. We saw her duck.
104. They are moving sidewalks.
105. The thing that bothered Bill was crouching under the table.
106. An American history teacher is very approachable.
107. It was a plot to sell industrial secrets worth millions to the ABC
company.
108. I hate the hunter’s shooting.
109. The children also like beer.
110. The doctor made them well.

Exercise On Ambiguity

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Exercise On Ambiguity

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Exercise On Ambiguity

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

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

1. This pen is empty.

You might also like