Today, we have been learning about ambiguity. We looked at sentences which have double meanings – e.g. ‘I saw her duck’ (Did you see her pet duck, or did she see her bow down?) Do you know any ambiguous sentences? When Mr R went home after school and watched the news (after watching Topsy and Tim!) he saw the news headline ‘Bath Bomb’. (Was there an article about a world war two bomb that had been found in Bath or was there an article about something which is put into the bath to make bubbles?) Do you know any other ones? Add these below by typing a comment here. Two team points will be given to the person with the most ambiguous statements.
1) I saw a mason a hill with a telescope
2) Look at the dog with one eye
3) We saw her duck
4) This candy bar is great
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5. Man helps dog bite victim
6. I met my cousin after 18 months in the swimming pool
7. Please wait for the waiter to be seated
8. The chickens are too hot to eat
9. He hit the man with a stick
10. We serve hamburgers
11. Slow men at work
12. After making tea, please wash the teapot and stand upside down on the drainer
13. He was an English history teacher
Also number 1 should have read “I saw a man on a hill with a telescope”
I also spotted the ambiguous statement in the instructions
“Two team points will be given to the person with the most ambiguous statements.”
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