referring expressions

referring expressions

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referring expressions

referring expressions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Does this sentence have a referring expression?

"Mexican food is his favourite."

Yes

No

Yes, but it’s ambiguous

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Is "Andromeda” a referring expression used in “The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is Andromeda."

Yes

No

Yes, but it's ambiguous

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Are the following expressions referring expressions?

"Whoever did this must be a jerk", after noticing his flat tire in the parking lot, the man told his friend.

Yes

No

Yes, but it's ambiguous

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Is "he" in ‘If any player ever plays for Manchester United, he ought to be pleased with himself.” a referring expression?

Yes

No

Yes, but it's ambiguous

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

 A referring expression is any expression used in an _______ to refer to something or someone (or a clearly delimited collection of things or people), i.e. used with a particular referent in mind.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences are Referring Epressions?

John in "John is my best friend"

He in "He's a very polite man"

It in "It's sinking!"

All of them are Referring Expressions

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

To resolve ambiguous references, you need to clarify...

(choose all correct answers)

information

transmitter

receiver

context

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