Question 1 This is sentence #7 in the Kennedy statement.  It is the fourth sentence in the Central Issue. 

” I attempted to open the door and the window of the car but have no recollection of how I got out of the car.  “

 The sentence is 24 words and is outside the MLU and thus is deceptive on its face.  What are the semantic issues in this sentence and what do they indicate? 

 Question 2 This is sentence #9 in Kennedy’s statement.  It is the sixth sentence in the Central Issue and is the end of the Central Issue. 

” I was unsuccessful in the attempt.”

 This sentence is 6 words and thus is well below the MLU and is deceptive on its face.  What are some of the semantic issues in this sentence and what do they indicate?
 

 Question 3 This is sentence #8 in Kennedy’s statement.  It is the fifth sentence in the Central Issue.  

”  I came to the surface and then repeatedly dove down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was still in the car.”

 The sentence is 26 words and thus is outside the MLU and is deceptive on its face.  What are some of the semantic issues with the sentence and what do they indicate?

Question 4  This is sentence #6 in Kennedy’s narrative.  It is the third sentence in central issue: 

 “the car turned over and sank into the water and landed with the roof resting on the bottom. “

 The sentence is 18 words and thus is within the MLU and is NOT deceptive on its face.  What are the semantic issues in this sentence and what do they indicate?
 

Question 5  This is sentence #5 in Kennedy’s statement and it is the second sentence in the Central Issue: 

” There was one passenger with me, one Miss ________, a former secretary of my brother Sen. Robert Kennedy.  

 This sentence is 18 words and thus is within the MLU and is NOT deceptive on its face.  Remember it still may be a deceptive sentence due to semantic factors, but is not deceptive on its face.  That is why we DON’T say the sentence is NOT Deceptive, just that it is not deceptive on its face.  What semantic issues do you see in this sentence and what do they indicate?  

 **The blank line is there in Kennedy’s original statement because he was unsure how to spell the girls name.  Her name was Mary Jo Kopechne. 

Question 6   This is sentence #4 in the narrative and is the first sentence in the Central Issue: 

” The car went off the side of the bridge.”

 This sentence is only 9 words and therefore is deceptive on its face because it is under the MLU.  What are some of the semantic issues that you see in this sentence and what do they indicate? 

**There are six total questions and needs to be answer separately