Ely Nguyen
Apr 23
The structural ambiguity of the sentence is: The thing that bothered Bill was crouching under the table.
the thing that bothered Bill was crouching under the table
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Apr 23
This sentence can be interpreted in two ways:
1. The thing that bothered Bill was the act of crouching under the table.
2. The thing that bothered Bill was located under the table and he was crouching to reach it.
1. The thing that bothered Bill was the act of crouching under the table.
2. The thing that bothered Bill was located under the table and he was crouching to reach it.
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Google Gemini AI
Apr 23
The structural ambiguity of the sentence is that it is unclear whether "the thing that bothered Bill" is the subject or the object of the sentence.
If "the thing that bothered Bill" is the subject, then the sentence means that Bill was bothered by something that was crouching under the table.
If "the thing that bothered Bill" is the object, then the sentence means that Bill was crouching under the table and something bothered him.
The ambiguity can be resolved by changing the word order of the sentence, such as "Bill was bothered by the thing that was crouching under the table" or "The thing that was crouching under the table bothered Bill."
If "the thing that bothered Bill" is the subject, then the sentence means that Bill was bothered by something that was crouching under the table.
If "the thing that bothered Bill" is the object, then the sentence means that Bill was crouching under the table and something bothered him.
The ambiguity can be resolved by changing the word order of the sentence, such as "Bill was bothered by the thing that was crouching under the table" or "The thing that was crouching under the table bothered Bill."
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