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Umnica [9.8K]
3 years ago
9

The following sentences have certain presuppositions that ensure their appropriateness. What are they? Example: The minors promi

sed the police to stop drinking. Presupposition: The minors were drinking.
a. We went to the ballpark again.
b. Valerie regretted not receiving a new T-bird for Labor Day.
English
1 answer:
Len [333]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

See Explanation Below

Explanation:

Presupposition is what is assumed by a speaker to be the case before to making an utterance.

We can also say that, a presupposition constitutes a necessary assumption that is required to understand the meaning of a sentence.

As used in the example above, the prepositions explains that the minors were drinking when they were caught by the police before they promise not to do so again

So the presupposition of the given exercise are as follows;

a. We've been to the ballpark before

b. Valerie did not receive a new T-bird for Labor Day.

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