"I swept the house with the broom." What answer choice best describes this phrase? Group of answer choices A) it is both lexically and syntactically ambiguous because this sentence has two different interpretations because of its structure and the word "house" B) it is lexically ambiguous, because "swept" can mean "to clean with a broom" or "to sleep and cry simultaneously" C) it is syntactically ambiguous, because you don't know whether "with a broom" is modifying the house, or the action of sweeping D) it is syntactically ambiguous, because there is only one possible paraphrase
"I swept the house with the broom." What answer choice best describes this phrase? Group of answer choices A) it is both lexically and syntactically ambiguous because this sentence has two different interpretations because of its structure and the word "house" B) it is lexically ambiguous, because "swept" can mean "to clean with a broom" or "to sleep and cry simultaneously" C) it is syntactically ambiguous, because you don't know whether "with a broom" is modifying the house, or the action of sweeping D) it is syntactically ambiguous, because there is only one possible paraphrase
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"I swept the house with the broom." What answer choice best describes this phrase?
Group of answer choices
A) it is both lexically and syntactically ambiguous because this sentence has two different interpretations because of its structure and the word "house"
B) it is lexically ambiguous, because "swept" can mean "to clean with a broom" or "to sleep and cry simultaneously"
C) it is syntactically ambiguous, because you don't know whether "with a broom" is modifying the house, or the action of sweeping
D) it is syntactically ambiguous, because there is only one possible paraphrase
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