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In what way is each of the following sentences

AMBIGUOUS? Disambiguate them.

1. The lady hit the man with an umbrella.


 Structural ambiguity (0.1)
 Disambiguate:
With an umbrella, the lady hit the man. (0.2)
The lady hit the man who was holding an umbrella.
(0.2)
2. We found a famous restaurant.
 Lexical ambiguity (0.1)
 Disambiguate:
We establish a famous restaurant. (0.2)
We discovered a famous restaurant after 1 hour
searching. (0.2)

3. They are hunting dogs.


 Structural ambiguity
 Disambiguate:
They are hunting for dogs.
They are hounds. / They are dogs that are trained
for hunting animals.
4. Tom saw some bats.
 Lexical ambiguity
 Disambiguate:
Tom saw some bats sleeping in a cave.
Tom saw some bats used by players in a baseball
fields.

5. Peter greeted a girl with a smile.


 Structural ambiguity
 Disambiguate
Peter greeted a girl with his smile. / With a smile,
Peter greeted a girl.
Peter greeted a girl who was smiling at him.
6. The English / history teacher knows a lot.
 Structural ambiguity (0.1)
 Disambiguate
The history teacher whose nationality is English
knows a lot. (0.5)
The teacher who teaches English history knows a
lot. (0.5)

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