This might be fun to teach from or with:


An Interactive Guide to Ambiguous Grammar
by Vijith Assar 

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-interactive-guide-to-ambiguous-grammar

The writer walks through a series of edits to "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," each edited, with explanation, making the sentence more passive and unaccountable. 


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