In syntax, you can use phrase structure trees to distinguish the meaning of an ambiguous sentence like the following.
John saw the man with a telescope.
Use it-clauses to explain the meaning, then create phrase structure trees from each it-clause.
1. It is with a telescope that John saw the man.
John saw the man with a telescope.
Use it-clauses to explain the meaning, then create phrase structure trees from each it-clause.
1. It is with a telescope that John saw the man.
2. It is the man with a telescope that John saw.
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3. John menggergaji orang pake teleskop.
...sadis apa bego ya si john?
itu salah satu mk yg paling ku benci. aku ngulang untuk mk ini