I like Mary better than Jean.The above sentence has ambiguity due to( ).
I like Mary better than Jean.The above sentence has ambiguity due to( ).
A、polysemy
B、homonymy
C、antonymy
D、grammatical structure
【正确答案】:D
【题目解析】:本题得分的关键在于答出歧义的来源。I like Mary better than Jean. 这个句子其实是一个省略句,根据语法结构,它可以理解为:1) I like Mary better than I like Jean “我喜欢玛丽多过我喜欢琼” 或是2) I like Mary better than Jean likes Mary."我喜欢玛丽的程度比琼喜欢玛丽的程度更深"。所以题中的句子产生歧义是因为语法结构。答案为D。
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