Short Writing Assignment 4- Ambiguity

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Dani Katta PHI 2010 U07 Professor Harris 14 February 2024 Short Writing Assignment 4: Ambiguity 1. Sentence: When the father spanked his son, he cried. - Ambiguity Type: Ambiguous pronoun use. - Explanation: It's unclear whether "he" refers to the father or the son crying. - Revised: When the father spanked his son, the son cried. 2. Sentence: You must take CHM101 before CHM102 or Organic Chemistry. - Ambiguity Type: Syntactic ambiguity. - Explanation: It's unclear whether CHM102 is a prerequisite for both CHM101 and Organic Chemistry, or if it's only a prerequisite for CHM101. - Revised: You must take CHM101 before CHM102 or before Organic Chemistry. 3. Sentence: He never arrives at the office before 8:00 AM dressed in a suit and shaved.
- Ambiguity Type: Syntactic ambiguity. - Explanation: It's unclear whether "dressed in a suit and shaved" applies to the time of his arrival or his general appearance. - Revised: Dressed in a suit and shaved, he never arrives at the office before 8:00 AM. 4. Sentence: She researched church buildings in England in the 1970s. - Ambiguity Type: Semantic ambiguity. - Explanation: It's ambiguous whether she researched church buildings constructed during the 1970s or whether the research itself occurred during that time. - Revised: In the 1970s, she researched church buildings in England. 5. Sentence: The mother worried about her daughter until she got home. - Ambiguity Type: Ambiguous pronoun use. - Explanation: It's unclear whether "she" refers to the mother or the daughter getting home. - Revised: The mother worried about her daughter until the daughter got home
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