Consider the Statement, "Last Night, I Shot an Elephant in My

question 275

Multiple Choice

Consider the statement, "Last night, I shot an elephant in my pajamas." Since this sentence has at least two different interpretations (the pajamas could be worn by the person shooting the elephant OR they could be worn by the elephant) , this means that this sentence has

• A)two different deep structures and one surface structure
• B)two different surface structures and one deep structure
• C)two different surface structures and two different deep structures
• D)one surface structure and one deep structure

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