Kanzi's ability to distinguish between "Pour the Coke in the lemonade" and "Pour the lemonade in the Coke" illustrates an understanding of
A) neither syntax nor semantics.
B) semantics, but not syntax.
C) both syntax and semantics.
D) syntax, but not semantics.

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Kanzi's ability to distinguish between the two sentences shows an understanding of both the syntax (the order in which the words are arranged to form a grammatically correct sentence) and the semantics (the meanings of the words and how they are used in a sentence).

Kanzi's Ability to Distinguish Between "Pour the Coke in the Lemonade