问答题

论述题

Paraphrase each of the following sentences in two different ways to show the syntactic rules account for the ambiguity of sentences.
(1)The shooting of the hunters might be terrible.
(2)He saw young men and women present.
(3)They were surprised at the president's appointment

【参考答案】

(1)the hunters are shooting;the hunters are shot;
(2)young men and young women;young men and (not young) women;
(3)the president appoints others;the president is appointed.