{"id":17223,"date":"2024-04-15T05:10:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=17223"},"modified":"2024-04-15T05:10:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:10:34","slug":"ambiguity-may-be-caused-by-a-syntactic-ambiguity-b-multiple-word-meanings-c-unclear-antecedents-d-all-of-the-above-e-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/ambiguity-may-be-caused-by-a-syntactic-ambiguity-b-multiple-word-meanings-c-unclear-antecedents-d-all-of-the-above-e-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambiguity may be caused by: A. syntactic ambiguity B. multiple word meanings C. unclear antecedents D. All of the above E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a998eefa8718\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    syntactic ambiguity                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    multiple word meanings                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    unclear antecedents                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    All of the above E. 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