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The sentence below uses no internal punctuation. Which interpretation best reflects your understanding of what the sentence means?
Claire Jackson and Lena ordered fruit salad and iced tea at the café.
Two people (Claire Jackson and Lena) ordered two items (fruit salad and iced tea).
Two people (Claire Jackson and Lena) ordered three items (fruit, salad, and iced tea).
Three people (Claire, Jackson, and Lena) ordered two items (fruit salad and iced tea).
Three people (Claire, Jackson, and Lena) ordered three items (fruit, salad, and iced tea).
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Two people (Claire Jackson and Lena) ordered two items (fruit salad and iced tea).
Reason: "Claire Jackson" reads as a full name, and "fruit salad" and "iced tea" are standard two-word food/drink items, so the natural parse is two people ordering two items.
Reason: "Claire Jackson" reads as a full name, and "fruit salad" and "iced tea" are standard two-word food/drink items, so the natural parse is two people ordering two items.
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