Edna's Father Points to a Squirrel Climbing Up a Tree

question 98

Multiple Choice

Edna's father points to a squirrel climbing up a tree with a nut in its mouth and says, "Look at the squirrel." Because of built-in constraints, Edna will know that her father is referring to

• A) the squirrel itself.
• B) the nut in the squirrel's mouth.
• C) the tree.
• D) the fact that the squirrel has a nut.
• E) the fact that the squirrel is running up a tree.

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