referring expressions

Does this sentence have a referring expression?

"Mexican food is his favourite."

• Yes

• No

• Yes, but it’s ambiguous

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

• Yes

• No

• Yes, but it's ambiguous

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

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

 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.

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

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

(choose all correct answers)

• information

• transmitter

• receiver

• context

In the sentence "Fred hit me", Fred is used as a referring expression?

• Yes

• No