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有几道英语语言学问题求助！急！

歧义分析，并附上树形分析图。The sheepdog is too hairy to eat.
In what way is the sentence "The students complained to everyone that they couldn't understand"ambiguous? (这个题要用树形图分析吗？怎么画？）
There is a riddle in English which goes like "Why is 6 afraid of 7 " The answer is "because 789".What is the basis for the riddle?
What are the three principles governing the subject-verb agreement in English? Use one example to illustrate each principle.

Answer 1

1. 牧羊犬身上毛太多， 吃东西不方便  （这里指"牧羊犬吃东西不方便“）
   2. 牧羊犬身上毛太多， 不能吃。  （这里指"吃牧羊犬“） 还真不会画树形图。

2. 歧义在于everyone 和 they 是否同指， 

3. Because Seven is a dirty cannibal bastard who eats his fellow digits.国外的人都认为是8吃了9,(seven eight nine)8的英文单词eight和aet的发音相同,正好aet有是吃(eat )的过去式,所以(seven,eight,nine)听起来就像是7.吃9.!因此6肯定怕7拉,!

4.即语法一致原则（principle of grammatical concord）、意义一致原则（principle of notional concord）和就近原则（principle of proximity）。
A. 语法一致
语法一致是指主语和谓语在单复数形式上的一致关系，主语为单数形式，谓语动词用单数形式；反之，谓语动词用复数形式。
 My child has no intention of spending a vacation with me. 我的孩子不想与我一起度假。
 My children have no intention of spending a vacation with me. 我的孩子们不想与我一起度假。
B. 意义一致
意义一致是说谓语动词的单、复数要取决于主语所表达的概念，而不取决于表面上的语法标记。
1. 主语形式虽为单数，但意义为复数，谓语动词用复数。
 The only people who are interested in the book seem to be lawyers. 唯一对这本书感兴趣的人好像是律师。
 The majority of primary school teachers are women. 大多数小学老师都是女的。
 2. 主语形式为复数，而意义上却是单数，谓语动词用单数。
 No news is good news.  没有消息就是好消息。
 Billiards is becoming more and more popular in some cities. 桌球在一些城市里越来越受欢迎。
C. 就近原则
就近原则是指当主语由两个或两个以上名词或代词组成时，谓语动词的数要与它紧邻的名词或代词的数一致。
 There is a square table and some chairs in the center of the dining-room. 餐厅中央有一张方桌和几把椅子。
 Either your students or William knows this. 不是你的学生就是威廉知道这件事。

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