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Assignment of Semantics
Assignment of Semantics
1. A. The police arrested several demonstrators because they were destroying property.
B. The police arrested several demonstrations because they felt the demonstrations were
getting violence.
2. A. Dono promised me a souvenir from Paris but I never got it.
B. Dono promised me a souvenir from Paris but I never got one.
3. A. Frences asked Shirley to lend her some money.
B. Frences promised Shirley to lend her some money
Answer:
1. A. Referring Expression : they (pronoun) Anaphora
Referent : several demonstrators (non-unique, concrete, & countable)
Type : specific to generic reference