Let G1 and G2 be two CFG G1: S → 0X1 | XX |ϵ X → S G2: S→0X1X | 0X1 | 01X X→S…

Let G1 and G2 be two CFG

G1: S → 0X1 | XX |ϵ

X → S

G2: S→0X1X | 0X1 | 01X

X→S | ϵ

Consider the statements:

S1: G1 and G2 derives the same language.

S2: G1 is ambiguous and G2 is unambiguous

S3: G1 is CLR(1).

Which of the above option is/are TRUE:

Answer: A. All S1, S2 and S3Correct answer: None of the statements is true. S1: G1 derives the empty string (S → ε), but G2 cannot derive ε because every production for S begins with the…

  1. A.

    All S1, S2 and S3

  2. B.

    Only S2

  3. C.

    Only S1 and S3

  4. D.

    Only S3

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Correct answer: A

Correct answer: None of the statements is true.

  • S1: G1 derives the empty string (S → ε), but G2 cannot derive ε because every production for S begins with the terminal 0. Therefore the languages differ and S1 is false.

  • S2: G1 is ambiguous—for example ε has multiple derivations (S → ε and S → S S with both S → ε). G2 is also ambiguous: the string "01" can be derived in more than one way (for instance via S → 0X1 with X → ε and via S → 01X with X → ε). Thus the statement that G1 is ambiguous and G2 is unambiguous is false.

  • S3: G1 is not LR(1) (canonical LR(1)) because it is ambiguous, and LR(1) grammars must be unambiguous. Therefore S3 is false.

Conclusion: none of S1, S2, or S3 holds for the given grammars.

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