Câu 25:

Ex: 1. He drove up in a car with a souped-up motor that he had recently bought.
[A], it may mean that he had recently bought either the car or the motor.

2. He buried the knife he found in the cellar.

3. I looked at the letter John was reading with unfeigned astonishment.

4. He put away the ball in his pocket.

5. He put the balls in his pocket away.

6. We watched them march away proudly.

7. We proudly watched them march away.

8. The women with the children who were complaining were told to move along.

9. The men with the dogs that were barking were told to move along.

10. Nobody discovered the books that he had stolen that morning.

11. She decided to send the sheets to the cleaners that were dirty.

12. He lived on a street near the post office which was always full of people.

13. Cows that eat cornflakes frequently have stomach trouble.

14. Cows that eat cornflakes frequently rarely have stomach trouble.

15. Cows that eat cornflakes never have stomach trouble.

16. We were grateful for the blinds that covered the windows on sunny days.

17. He couldn’t find the key to the jewel case which he had left on the table.

18. We found the man who had lost his way in the mountains with the help of two Boy
Scouts.

19. We suddenly noticed a man in a space suit which should have been sent to the
cleaners.

20. The police have trouble with the people who occupy these cottages all the time.

21. Children who stay out all night sometimes should be punished.
22. Children who stay out all night should seldom be punished.

23. She spoke to the boy with a warm smile.

24. She spoke to the boy with the warm smile.

25. She spoke to the boy with the warm smile that she reserved for children.
Trả lời:
2. [A]. it may mean that the cellar is either where he found the knife or where he buried
it

3. [A]. it means that either I or Jonh is astonished by the letter

4. [A]. it may mean that his pocket is either where he put away the ball or where the
ball was originally placed

5. [U]

6. [A]. it means that either we proudly watched them or they proudly march away .

7. [U]

8. [A]. it means that either the women or the children were complaining

9. [U]

10. [U]

11. [A]. It may mean that either the sheets or the cleaners were dirty.

12. [A]. it may mean that either he lived on a crowed street or the post office always full
of people

13. [U]

14. [A]. becauce the position of adverb “frequently” makes sentence ambiguous

15. [U]

16. [U]

17. [A]. It may mean that he had left either the key or the jewel case on the table.

18. [U]
19. [U]

20. [U].

21. [A]. It means that children who sometimes stay out all night should be punished or
children who stay out all night should sometimes be punished.

22. [U]

23. [A]. it may mean that either she or the boy has a warm smile

24. [A]. it may mean that either she has the warm smile or the boy has the warm smile

25. [U]