Chapter 15.

15.1 Chapter 11: Late Closure and Minimal Attachment

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Two principles of parsing explain the difficulty we have with garden path sentences: late closure and minimal attachment. In the sentences below, choose what principally motivates the garden path effects in each case: late closure, minimal attachment, or both.

Question 15.1

1. The student forgot the answers were in the back of the book.
Correct. Incorrect. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Late closure.

Question 15.2

2. The defendant questioned swore he was innocent.
Incorrect. Correct. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Minimal attachment.

Question 15.3

3. After Pat ate the chicken turned out to be bad.
Correct. Incorrect. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Late closure.

Question 15.4

4. Without her donations failed to appear.
Incorrect. Incorrect. Correct.
The correct answer is Both.

Question 15.5

5. While Anna dressed the baby splashed in the bathtub.
Correct. Incorrect. Incorrect.
The correct answer is Late closure.