According to the research on understanding sentences,
a. negative sentences are easier to understand than affirmative sentences.
b. when a sentence has several negative terms, people's understanding of the sentence is only slightly better than guessing or chance level.
c. ambiguous sentences are easy to understand, unless they are in the passive voice.
d. the voice of a sentence (active vs. passive) does not influence understanding.
Ans: b
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