The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same meaning, but differ in __________.
A) syntax
B) pragmatics
C) semantics
D) morphology

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The two sentences have different word order and thus differ in syntax. The first sentence follows a subject-verb-object structure, while the second sentence follows a passive structure where the object becomes the subject and the verb is in the past participle form.

The Sentences "The Dog Bit the Boy" and "The Boy