Ambiguous Sentences Middle/High School

1

100

We saw her duck

bend down

her pet duck

cut the duck with a saw

200

The cat chased the mouse until it fall off the wall.

The cat fell or the mouse fell. 

300

He fed her cat food. (3)

He fed a woman’s cat some food.

He fed a woman some food that was intended for cats.

He somehow encouraged some cat food to eat something.

400

Visiting relatives can be exhausting

Going to visit relatives

Relatives visiting at your home

2

100

I went to the bank.

Financial bank or river bank.

200

I saw a man on the hill with a telescope. 

• There’s a man on a hill, and I’m watching him with my telescope.
• There’s a man on a hill, who I’m seeing, and he has a telescope.
• There’s a man, and he’s on a hill that also has a telescope on it.
• I’m on a hill, and I saw a man using a telescope.
• There’s a man on a hill, and I’m sawing him with a telescope.

300

The teacher said on Monday she would give the exam.

Will hand it out on Monday.

On Monday said there would be an exam. 

400

The passerby helped the dog bite victim.

Person bitten.

Helped dog bite the victim. 

3

100

He caught the rain.

Horses reigns.

Rain water. 

200

Did you see all the bats?

Animals

Sporting equipment

300

I taped the gift.

Put adhesive on it.

Recorded it. 

400

How do you make a turtle fast?

How do you make a turtle go fast.

How do you make a turtle go a time without food. 

4

100

The chicken is ready to eat.

The chicken is done cooking.

The chicken is hungry. 

200

Kids make nutricious snacks.

• Kids, when cooked well, can make nutritious snacks.
• Kinds know how to prepare nutritious snacks.

300

The phone had a diamond ring.

Phone had a beautiful sound.

There was a diamond ring on the phone. 

400

I didn't go to the party because Sarah was there.

Because Sarah was at the party.

Because Sarah was there (somewhere else).