A garden-path sentence is a grammatically correct sentence that initially leads readers to interpret it in a way that turns out to be incorrect, causing confusion and requiring them to reanalyze the sentence. The name comes from the metaphor of being led down a garden path, only to find oneself lost or misled. These sentences often rely on ambiguous syntactic structure and can force readers to backtrack to understand the intended meaning. Here's a classic example: - "The man whistling tunes pianos.
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