What is true about "Eva" in the following sentences:

I gave Eva some lunch.

The wind gave Eva the chills.

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What is true about "Eva" in the following sentences:

I gave Eva some lunch.

The wind gave Eva the chills.

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To analyze the sentence pair, we need to compare both syntactic roles and semantic roles of the noun Eva across the two sentences.
Option A: 'Different syntactic roles, different semantic roles'
- Syntactically, Eva occupies the same position in both sentences: she is an indirect object (the recipient of the action) in both 'I gave Eva some lunch' and 'The wind gave Eva the chills.' Therefore, claiming different syntactic roles is incorrect.
- Semantically, the first sentence frames Eva as the recipient of the lunch, while the second frames Eva as the experiencer of chills caused by the wind. This part is plausible, but the option is already invalidated by the wrong claim about syntax.
Option B: 'Same syntactic roles, same semantic roles'
- The syntax is the same (indirect object) in both sentences, but the semantic roles diverge: in the first, Eva is the recipient of the lunch; in the second, Eva is the experiencer of chills. Since their semantic roles are not the same, this option is incorrect.
Option C: 'Different syntactic roles, same semantic roles'
- As established, Eva holds the same syntactic role (indirect object) in both sentences, so the claim of different syntactic roles is false. Moreover, even if the syntax were different, the semantic roles would not be identical across both contexts, so this option fails on two counts.
Option D: 'Same syntactic roles, different semantic roles'
- Syntactically, Eva is an indirect object in both sentences, satisfying the 'same syntactic roles' part.
- Semantically, the nature of Eva's involvement changes: in 'I gave Eva some lunch,' Eva is the recipient of an object (lunch). In 'The wind gave Eva the chills,' Eva is the experiencer of a sensation (chills) caused by the action. These are distinct semantic roles, so 'different semantic roles' is correct here.
In summary, only option D aligns with Eva occupying the same syntactic position in both sentences while switching the semantic interpretation from recipient to experiencer, making the two semantic roles different.

LIN 001Y A01-A12 SQ 2025 Semantics HW

What is true about "Eva" in the following sentences: I gave Eva some lunch. The wind gave Eva the chills.

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