Understanding Thematic Relations of a Verb

question 23

Multiple Choice

Understanding thematic relations of a verb

• A) always results in the disambiguation of a garden path sentence.
• B) does not help to disambiguate a garden path sentence.
• C) allows a listener to make inferences about the event and participant relationships being described in a sentence.
• D) is helpful for resolving ambiguities involving reduced relative clauses, but not other ambiguities.

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Definitions:

Rods

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function in low light conditions and are responsible for night vision.

Cones

Cells in the eye's retina called photoreceptors are accountable for perceiving color and operate optimally in well-lit conditions.

Blind Spot

An area in the visual field that lacks photoreceptor cells because it is where the optic nerve exits the eye, leading to a gap in visual information.

Optic Nerve

A duo of nerves responsible for carrying visual data from the retina directly to the brain.