Garden path sentences
- The Owlish Folk
- May 10, 2019
- 1 min read
In this episode, Amanda and Dave talk about the tricky sentences called "Garden Path Sentences." These sentences are grammatically correct, but seem not to be at first.
Some examples talked about in the episode are:
1. The old man the boat.
2. The horse raced past the barn fell.
3. The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.
4. The prime number few.
5. The man who hunts ducks out on weekends.
6. Until the police arrest the drug dealers control the street.
7. Fat people eat accumulates.
Examples are taken from: https://www.rd.com/culture/garden-path-sentences/
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