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PLease tell me how to draw 2 phrase structure trees for this sentence:-

The price includes soup or salad and potatoes.
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[1] The price includes [soup or salad] and [potatoes].
Meaning: You can have
  • soup and potatoes OR
  • salad and potatoes
[2] The price includes [soup] or [salad and potatoes].
Meaning: You can have
  • soup OR
  • salad and potatoes
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