Practice - Eliminate epsilon-Productions (Null Productions)
Practice Questions
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What is an epsilon-production?
💡 Hint: Think about what this production rule allows a non-terminal to produce.
Is the production rule C → C also an epsilon-production?
💡 Hint: Focus on the definition of epsilon-production.
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What is the main goal of eliminating epsilon-productions?
💡 Hint: Think about the advantage of having fewer rules in grammar.
True or False: An epsilon-production directly contributes to the strings generated by a grammar.
💡 Hint: Consider if the empty string can form valid strings in the language.
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Given a grammar with productions S → AB | ε, A → a | ε, and B → b, transform the grammar by removing epsilon-productions and explain your steps.
💡 Hint: Focus on the identification and use of redundancy.
Explain why retaining the epsilon-production S → ε might be necessary after modifying production rules in a CFG when converting to CNF.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of language generation in your reasoning.
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