SEMANTIC AMBIGUITY: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SO AS TO CONVEY TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS PER SENTENCE:
1.Police squad help dog bite victim.
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2.Man eating piranha mistakenly sold as house pet.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
3.We saw the Eiffel Tower flying from London to Paris.
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b);_______________________________________________________________________
4.The police were ordered to stop drinking after midnight.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
5.A sailor was dancing with a wooden leg.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
6.She made Arthur a good husband.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
7. She made Arthur a good wife.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
8.She made Arthur a good dinner.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
9.The chicken is ready to eat.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
10.A friend in need is a friend in deed.
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b)_______________________________________________________________________
REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE WORDS IN CAPITALS SO THAT THE MEANING REMAINS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME:
1. I am sure that the United will win the match against the City.
(BOUND)
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2.I actually find studying English enjoyable. (ENJOYING)
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3.His new hobby is swimming. (TAKEN)
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4.What do you think about our new teacher? (OPINION)
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5.What are you thinking about at the moment? (MIND)
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6.I have an annoying habit of interrupting people while they speak. (ALWAYS)
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REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BEGINNING AS SHOWN SO THAT THE MEANING REMAINS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME:
1. After I arrived here, I started feeling better.
Since arriving here ______________________________________________________________
2. This is my first journey abroad.
This is the first time _____________________________________________________________
3. We haven't been to Greece for ages.
It's ages ______________________________________________________________________
4. She doesn't intend to give up her hobby.
She has ______________________________________________________________________
5. John had already left before we reached the hotel.
By the time ____________________________________________________________________
6. We'll have to leave as soon as the dinner begins.
The moment ___________________________________________________________________
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