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The Parse Tree

Figure 8.1 shows the parse tree for the sentence: 

 
the man ate the cake
 [-5pt]
with some common abbreviations in brackets.

  
Figure 8.1: A Parse Tree

We must remember that many sentences are ambiguous --- i.e. they result in different parse trees.


Paul Brna
Mon May 24 20:14:48 BST 1999