Understanding Lexical and Syntactic Ambiguity

Understanding Lexical and Syntactic Ambiguity

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial discusses ambiguity, which occurs when a sentence has multiple meanings. It covers two types: lexical ambiguity, where a word causes confusion, and syntactic ambiguity, where sentence structure leads to multiple interpretations. Examples are provided for each type, such as 'I saw bats' for lexical ambiguity and 'The chicken is ready to eat' for syntactic ambiguity. Context clues can help resolve ambiguity in written texts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is ambiguity in the context of language?

A sentence that is too long

A sentence that can have multiple meanings

A sentence that is grammatically incorrect

A sentence with a single clear meaning

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of ambiguity is caused by a word having multiple meanings?

Syntactic ambiguity

Lexical ambiguity

Grammatical ambiguity

Contextual ambiguity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the sentence 'I saw bats', what causes the ambiguity?

The word 'bats'

The sentence structure

The word 'I'

The word 'saw'

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is an example of lexical ambiguity?

Visiting relatives can be annoying

I saw bats

The chicken is ready to eat

The old man the boat

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the cause of ambiguity in the sentence 'I saw bats'?

The word 'saw'

The word 'bats'

The sentence structure

The sentence length

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can context help in resolving lexical ambiguity?

By providing additional information

By changing the sentence structure

By removing the ambiguous word

By simplifying the sentence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of ambiguity can be resolved using context clues?

Neither lexical nor syntactic ambiguity

Both lexical and syntactic ambiguity

Lexical ambiguity

Syntactic ambiguity

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