"Once upon a time,a big spider scared a little girl who was eating some cottage cheese.It was very ugly." You know that the "it" refers to the big spider and not to the cottage cheese.Why?
A) semantics
B) grammar
C) syntax
D) phonology

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Semantics deals with the meaning of words and sentences, and in this case, it is clear from the context that "it" refers to the big spider because it is the closest noun to the pronoun in question. It's not a matter of grammar or syntax, and phonology deals with the sound system of language, which is not relevant in this scenario.

"Once Upon a Time,a Big Spider Scared a Little Girl