Interpreting Ambiguities
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Write at least two interpretations for each of the following:
1. Put the box on the table by the window in the kitchen.
2. I know the words to that song about the queen don't rhyme.
3. We painted the wall with cracks.
4. I know more beautiful women than Penelope Cruz.
5. Man killed after attacking deputies had schizophrenia
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Interpreting Ambiguities
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Write at least two interpretations for each of the following:
1. Put the box on the table by the window in the kitchen.
Subject to the student’s interpretation but could include the ff:
- The table is by the window and the window is in the kitchen
- Put the box (which is on the table that’s by the window) in the kitchen.
- Put the box on the table (that table that is by the window in the kitchen).
2. I know the words to that song about the queen don't rhyme.
Subject to the student’s interpretation but could include the ff:
- I know that the words to that song (about the queen) don’t rhyme.
- I know that the words to that song is about the queen who don’t rhyme.
3. We painted the wall with cracks.
Subject to the student’s interpretation but could include the ff:
- We painted the wall with “cracks” design.
- We applied cracks on the wall.
- We painted the wall that has cracks in it.
4. I know more beautiful women than Penelope Cruz.
Subject to the student’s interpretation but could include the ff:
- I know women who are more beautiful than Penelope Cruz.
- I know more beautiful women than Penelope Cruz does.
5. Man killed after attacking deputies had schizophrenia
Subject to the student’s interpretation but could include the ff:
- The man got killed after the attacking deputies had schizophrenia.
- The man who got killed after attacking the deputies had schizophrenia.
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Defining Ambiguity
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Complete the thought of the following sentences by filling in
the blanks with the appropriate word.
semantic depth misinterpretation
narrative
literature complexity
syntactic vagueness
1. Ambiguity should not be confused with _____, which
means the idea lacks precision, clarity or detail.
2. In _____, ambiguity can be used as a powerful
technique to engage the readers.
3. _____ refers to ambiguous plot or character of the
story.
4. The main risk of ambiguity statements is _________.
5. _____ refers to words with multiple meanings.
6. Ambiguity contributes to the ______ and ______ of a
fiction tale.
7. _____ refers to ambiguous sentence structure.
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Defining Ambiguity
Some text here about the worksheet and whatnot.
Name: ______________ Date: __________
Complete the thought of the following sentences by filling in
the blanks with the appropriate word.
semantic depth misinterpretation
narrative
literature complexity
syntactic vagueness
1. Ambiguity should not be confused with vagueness,
which means the idea lacks precision, clarity or detail.
2. In literature, ambiguity can be used as a powerful
technique to engage the readers.
3. Narrative refers to ambiguous plot or character of the
story.
4. The main risk of ambiguity statements is
misinterpretation.
5. Semantic refers to words with multiple meanings.
6. Ambiguity contributes to the depth and complexity of a
fiction tale.
7. Syntactic refers to ambiguous sentence structure.
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Identifying Ambiguity
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Identify each sentence as semantically, narratively or
syntactically ambiguous.
1. Are you looking for a match?
2. We saw her duck.
3. I found a bat in the forest.
4. Hamlet is good because he wants to protect his mother,
but he is bad because he is willing to kill whom he must
to achieve this end.
5. They are hunting dogs.
6. In Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is dying from his wound,
but he attempts to remain lighthearted. The word
"grave" has an ambiguous meaning: Ask for me
tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.
7. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long.
8. While baking a cake, my oven exploded.
9. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
10. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
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Identifying Ambiguity
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Identify each sentence as semantically, narratively or
syntactically ambiguous.
1. Are you looking for a match? semantic
2. We saw her duck. semantic
3. I found a bat in the forest. semantic
4. Hamlet is good because he wants to protect his mother,
but he is bad because he is willing to kill whom he must
to achieve this end. narrative
5. They are hunting dogs. semantic and syntactic
6. In Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio is dying from his wound,
but he attempts to remain lighthearted. The word
"grave" has an ambiguous meaning: Ask for me
tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man. narrative
7. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long. syntactic
8. While baking a cake, my oven exploded. syntactic
9. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
semantic and syntactic
10. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
syntactic
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Spot the Ambiguity!
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Underline the ambiguous part of the following sentence.
1. We saw her duck.
2. I found a bat in the forest.
3. Hamlet is good because he wants to protect his mother,
but he is bad because he is willing to kill whom he must
to achieve this end.
4. Are you looking for a match?
5. They are hunting dogs.
6. While baking a cake, my oven exploded.
7. Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave
man.
8. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long.
9. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
10. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
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Spot the Ambiguity!
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Underline the ambiguous part of the following sentence.
1. We saw her duck.
2. I found a bat in the forest.
3. Hamlet is good because he wants to protect his mother,
but he is bad because he is willing to kill whom he must
to achieve this end.
4. Are you looking for a match?
5. They are hunting dogs.
6. While baking a cake, my oven exploded.
7. Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave
man.
8. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long.
9. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
10. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
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Fix the Ambiguity!
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Rewrite the following sentences to eliminate ambiguity.
1. While baking a cake, my oven exploded.
2. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long.
3. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
4. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
5. Jenny gave a bath to her puppy wearing a pink shirt.
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Fix the Ambiguity!
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Name: ______________ Date: __________
Rewrite the following sentences to eliminate ambiguity.
1. While baking a cake, my oven exploded.
My oven exploded while I was baking a cake.
2. When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, she told her
she couldn’t stay long.
When Bella and Faye arrived at the party, the former told the
latter that she couldn’t stay long.
3. I find snowboarding a lot more exciting than Steve.
I find snowboarding a lot more exciting that Steve does.
4. Victoria Falls Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
Victoria Falls: Off the Chart of Top Tourist Spots
Victoria Now Falls Off Chat of Top Tourist Spots
5. Jenny gave a bath to her puppy wearing a pink shirt.
Jenny, wearing a pink shirt, gave a bath to her puppy.
Jenny gave a bath to her puppy, which was wearing a pink
shirt.
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