Left factoring is a grammar transformation that is useful for producing a grammar suitable for predictive parsing or top-down parsing. Left factor the following grammars: (i) A→ ad |a |ab |abc |b (ii) A → abB |aB |cdg |cdeB |cdfB (iii) S → iEtS |iEtSeS |a E → b

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Left factoring is a grammar transformation that is useful for producing a 
grammar suitable for predictive parsing or top-down parsing. Left factor 
the following grammars:
(i) A→ ad |a |ab |abc |b
(ii) A → abB |aB |cdg |cdeB |cdfB
(iii) S → iEtS |iEtSeS |a E → b
 where i , t and e stand for ??, ???? and ???? . E and S stand for 
conditional expression and statement.

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