Which of the Following Is Most Likely to Be the Result

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely to be the result of a comprehension error?

• A)Shelly tells Zarah that "Mark is having a drink with Thomas to celebrate the fact this his daughter just got married." Zarah is unsure whose daughter got married, Mark's or Thomas'.
• B)Cara is travelling in Turkey and asks a police officer for directions. He simply raises his eyebrows at her, which in Turkey means "I don't know." She thinks it a look of surprise, and wonders what she did to elicit this response.
• C)Sandra texted her son a question to which he responded "idk." Sandra is irritated because she doesn't know what he means by this answer.
• D)Luna has asked her friend Mario to come over "after to work," thinking she'd see him at 5:00 p.m. When Mario eventually shows up at 7:00 p.m., he explains that he thought she meant "any time after work."
• E)Manmeet has arranged a video conference between her Calgary office and a client in Toronto for 8:30 a.m. Her client calls at 10:30 a.m., having misunderstood which time zone Manmeet was using to arrange the time.

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Definitions:

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