Thursday, May 17, 2012

Chapter 4 exercise #3 - A. Williams

Paraphrase each of the following sentences in two ways to show that
you understand the ambiguity involved.

Dick finally decided on that boat.
-Dick finally decided which boat he would buy.
- Dick made a decision on the perfect boat.

The professor’s appointment was shocking.
-During the teachers appointment, he heard some shocking news.
-The professor scheduled an appointment with Angie, due to her
shocking test scores.

The design has big squares and circles.
-The design on my shirt has big circles and squares.
-The design on the vase has beautiful geometric shapes.

The sheepdog is too hairy to eat.
-The dog is not only big but also hairy.
-The sheepdog is too hairy for him to eat.

Could this be the invisible man’s hair tonic?
-Is this hair tonic used by the visible man?
-The invisible man uses expensive hair tonic.

The governor is a dirty street fighter.
-The governor fights dirty when it comes to politics.
-A state official uses dirty tricks to win his campaign.

I cannot recommend him highly.
-I do not highly recommend him for this job due to his previous job
performance.
-I can not say any thing nice about Mr.Wilson’s work ethics.

Terry loves his wife and so do I.
-Terry loves his wife and I love my wife.
-I love Terry’s wife as much as Terry does.

They said she would go yesterday.
-Yesterday, they said she would go.
-Debra said, “Yesterday Tammy went to the store.”

No smoking section available.
-There is a no smoking section in the back of the restaurant.
-You are not permitted to smoke in this area.


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