noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ certain , possible , potential
▪
The poem contains a certain ~.
▪ moral , sexual
▪ inherent
▪
the inherent ~ of language
… OF AMBIGUITY
▪ degree , element
▪
There is a degree of ~ in this statement.
VERB + AMBIGUITY
▪ lead to
▪
Incorrect choice of words leads to ~ for the reader.
▪ avoid
▪
The document has been carefully written to avoid ~.
▪ clarify , reduce
▪ eliminate , remove , resolve
▪
They had to change some of the wording in the document to resolve the ~.
AMBIGUITY + VERB
▪ arise , occur
▪
Ambiguity arises when students' spoken English is very limited.
▪ surround
▪
the ~ surrounding the concept of ‘reality’
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
There will always be some ~ about what actually happened.
▪ ~ in
▪
There was some ~ in what he said.
PHRASES
▪ a source of ~