NAME : ANNISA FITRI ALFIAH

NIM : A320180225
CLASS :E

AMBIGUITY
Clarify these following ambigous construction by using both paraphrase and tree diagram
1. New car shop
2. Old building committee
3. Fast car and motorcycle
4. He gave the hammer and saw through 
5. The police shot the man with a riffle

ANSWER :

1. New car shop

NP NP

Adj NP NP N

N N Adj N

New / car shop New car / shop

- Car shop which is new - shop of new car

2. Old building committee

NP NP

Adj NP NP N

N N Adj N

Old /building/ /committee Old building / committee

- Building committee which is old - Committee were in old building

3. Fast car and motorcycle

 NP NP

Adj NP NP NP

N NP Adj N Conj N

Conj N

Fast / car / / and motorcycle Fast car / and motorcycle

- Both car and motorcycle are fast - A fast car and a motorcycle

4. He gave the hammer and saw through 

NP VP

Pron V NP

NP NP

Det N Conj NP

VP NP

V Prep Det N

He / gave, the hammer, and saw through, the window

- He gave the hammer and saw (see) through the window

4. He gave the hammer and saw through 

NP VP

Pron V NP

NP NP

Det N Conj NP

VP NP

V Prep Det N

He / gave, the hammer, and saw through, the window

- He gave the hammer and saw through the window

5. The police shot the man with a riffle

NP VP

Det N V NP

NP PP

Det N

The police/shot/ / the man / / / with a riffle

 - The police the man carrying a riffle

5. The police shot the man with a riffle

NP VP

Det N VP PP

V NP

Det N

The police/shot the man / / with a riffle

- The police shot man with riffle