1.Explain why the following examples are ungrammatical, based on the lexical entries ofthe predicates:
(i) a. *John seems to rain.
b. *John is likely to appear that he will win the game.
c. *Beth tried for Bill to ask a question.
d. *He believed there to be likely that he won the game.
e. *It is likely to seem to be arrogant.
f. *Sandy appears that Kim is happy.
g. *Dana would be unlikely for Pat to be called upon.
h. *Robin is nothing in the box.
i. *It said that Kim was happy.
j. *There preferred for Sandy to get the job.
The premises are erroneous since they have a few lexical inaccuracies. These Lexical inaccuracies are mistakes at the word level, those of which essentially incorporate picking incorrect expressions or labels for an alternate denotation, omitting certain words in a sentence, or otherwise adding words that ought not to be included in specific sentences. Unseemly lexical decisions lead to a misconception of communication.
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