Multiple Choice
Carl is reading the newspaper and laughs when he sees the headline "Thief Gets Nine Months in Violin Case." From the perspective of language, Carl most likely finds this humorous because the phrase or headline
A) lacks subject-verb agreement.
B) has ambiguous syntax.
C) has no literal interpretation.
D) has ambiguous word interpretations.
Correct Answer:

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