Question 40
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
The sentence "The teacher said the student will fail the exam if he does not study" is syntactically ambiguous. Rewrite the sentence to remove the ambiguity and explain why the original wording was unclear.
Answer Options
A.
Rewritten sentence: "The teacher said that the student will fail the exam if the teacher does not study." The original was ambiguous because the pronoun "he" could refer to the teacher, making it unclear who must study.
B.
Rewritten sentence: "The teacher said the student will fail the exam if he does not study." The original was ambiguous because the verb tense could be interpreted in two ways.
C.
Rewritten sentence: "The teacher said that the student will fail the exam unless he studies." The original was ambiguous because the word "unless" could be misread.
Correct Answer
D.
Rewritten sentence: "The teacher said that the student will fail the exam if the student does not study." The original was ambiguous because the pronoun "he" could refer to either the teacher or the student, making it unclear who must study.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Rewritten sentence: "The teacher said that the student will fail the exam if the student does not study." The original was ambiguous because the pronoun "he" could refer to either the teacher or the student, making it unclear who must study.
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This is
Gce Model Questions Vol1
2020
Literature In English
Question 40.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2020
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
.