When the Front Part of a Sentence Can Be Interpreted

question 56

Multiple Choice

When the front part of a sentence can be interpreted more than one way, but the end of the sentence clarifies which meaning is correct, we say that the sentence is an example of

• A) parsing.
• B) temporary ambiguity.
• C) speech segmentation.
• D) lexical priming.

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Definitions:

Asset

Anything of value owned by a person or company that can be used or sold to pay debts or generate income.

Debt

Money owed by one party to another under an agreement to repay borrowed funds or provided goods/services.

Profit

Profit represents the financial gains obtained when the revenues generated from business activities exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes needed to sustain those activities.

Breach Contract

A failure to perform any term of a contract, written or oral, without a legitimate legal excuse, which allows the other party to seek compensation.