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Karen Villarreal
Created on November 8, 2021
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By Karen Daniela Pimiento Villarreal
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Does it make sense
Noam Chomsky
1/4
Does this sentece make sense? "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously"
Everything is wrong with this phrase
I feel like it doesn´t make sense
Yes, it makes sense
Grammar is correct but it desn´t have anything to do with meaning
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"The chicken is ready to eat"
The chicken can eat whatever it wants because it is ready
I can go ahead and eat the chicken
It may have two meanings
2/4
What do you understand from the following sentece?
Correct answer
When a sentence has the same structure but it can be interpreted in more than one way, we are talking about syntax ambiguity.
My sister´s cat has been sleeping all day on the couch
It is possible But if I do it, the meaning of the original phrase is going to change
It is possible
It is impossible
3/4
Substitude the words underlined with just one word, is it possible?
Correct answer
When a group of words can be subtitute by one word without loosing its meaning, we are proving the relationship between those words and how a group of words can act a single unit.
-She has everything a man wants -And wants everything a man has
Yes, there are several manings
No, there are not Both sentences mean the same thing.
Yes, there are two different relationships
4/4
Are there diffferent relationships within the same words in both sentences?
Correct Answer
There is an order and a hierichal structure in sentences, which helps us understand the relationship within the words
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