Presupposition In the discussion of semantic relations between sentences in Unit 3. we have encountered the term entailment, as shown in the following examples (10)a Mary managed to stop the car b. Mary stopped the car (I1)a. Mary stopped beating her husband b. Mary used to beat her husband What is the relationship between sentences(1la) and(11b) These two sentences in(11) serve as good examples of presupposition.Presupposition • In the discussion of semantic relations between sentences in Unit 3, we have encountered the term entailment , as shown in the following examples: • (10) a. Mary managed to stop the car. b. Mary stopped the car. • (11) a. Mary stopped beating her husband. b. Mary used to beat her husband. What is the relationship between sentences (11a) and (11b)? These two sentences in (11) serve as good examples of presupposition