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Nap Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Ambiguity

Please provide two possible interpretations for the below sentences: Ambiguity

Parliament is to grill the public protector over the report.

Squad helps dog bite victim.


  

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grill verb 1 (with object) cook (something) using a grill. ‘grill the trout for about five minutes’ 2 informal (with object) subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation. ‘my father grilled us about what we had been doing’ Oxford Dictionary CJ You can do the second one yourself if you think of 'bite' as a noun and then as a verb.

  • grill verb 1 (with object) cook (something) using a grill.
  • ‘grill the trout for about five minutes’ 2 informal (with object) subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation.
  • ‘my father grilled us about what we had been doing’ Oxford Dictionary CJ You can do the second one yourself if you think of 'bite' as a noun and then as a verb.
  • CJ
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grill verb
1 (with object)
cook (something) using a grill.
‘grill the trout for about five minutes’

2 informal (with object)
subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation.
‘my father grilled us about what we had been doing’

Oxford Dictionary

CJ

You can do the second one yourself if you think of 'bite' as a noun and then as a verb.

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