

Understanding Lexical Ambiguity in Sentences
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Richard Gonzalez
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of ambiguity is specific to spoken language?
Lexical ambiguity
Phonological ambiguity
Structural ambiguity
Syntactic ambiguity
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'lexical' refer to in the context of ambiguity?
Sentence structure
Word or vocabulary
Sound patterns
Contextual meaning
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is lexical ambiguity different from structural ambiguity?
Lexical ambiguity is about contextual meaning.
Lexical ambiguity is about sound patterns.
Lexical ambiguity is about word meanings.
Lexical ambiguity is about sentence structure.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'She is looking for a match', what does 'match' NOT mean?
A competition
A fire starter
A partner
A game
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two meanings of 'bank' in the sentence 'The fisherman went to the bank'?
A financial institution and a riverbank
A financial institution and a bench
A financial institution and a park
A riverbank and a bench
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'She calls Rina', what are the two meanings of 'calls'?
Shouts and telephones
Visits and telephones
Shouts and visits
Telephones and emails
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'must be' imply in the sentence 'She must be married'?
She is definitely married.
She is likely married due to her age.
She is married because of her appearance.
Both B and C
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