The sentence "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously," is an example of a sentence in English that has:
A)correct phonology but incorrect morphology
B)correct semantics but incorrect syntax
C)correct pragmatics but incorrect phonology
D)correct syntax but incorrect semantics

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This sentence, coined by Noam Chomsky, is grammatically correct (correct syntax) but does not make logical sense (incorrect semantics).

The Sentence "Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously," Is an Example