Choose the sentence that is most ambiguous.

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than his wife.

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than he liked his wife.

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The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than his wife was ever

going to like the game.

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Cordell Summers

22 October, 15:04

Choose the sentence that is most ambiguous.

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than his wife.

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than he liked his wife.

o

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than his wife was ever

going to like the game.

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Vaughn Wilcox · Answer 1

The psychologist quickly realized that the husband liked golf more than his wife.

Explanation:

Ambiguous is something that can be interpreted in more than one way. In this case, we are to identify the sentence that, intentionally or not, can have two or more meanings.

Looking at the second and the third sentence, the message is pretty clear, but the first sentence seems open to multiple interpretations.

Stating that the husband liked golf more then his wife, we are left clueless about whether he likes golf more then his wife, or, maybe, he likes golf more then his wife does.