The late closure strategy of parsing states that:
A) we prefer to attach new items to the current constituent
B) we prefer to make decisions about each word immediately, as we encounter it
C) we prefer to use the fewest syntactic nodes possible
D) we prefer to postpone interpretations of words until the sentence meaning is clear

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The late closure strategy of parsing suggests that when interpreting a sentence, new elements are preferably added into the phrase or clause currently being processed, rather than starting a new one. This means that the parser tends to attach new items to the current constituent being considered.

The Late Closure Strategy of Parsing States That