Consider the following Grammar G: S ➝ A | B A➝ a | c B➝ b | c Where {S, A, B} is the set of non-terminals, {a, b, c} is the set of terminals. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? S 1 : LR(1) can parse all strings that are generated using grammar G.
Neither S1 nor S 2
Let's analyze the given grammar G and determine if it can be parsed by LL(1) and LR(1) parsers. The grammar is defined as:
S ➝ A | B
A ➝ a | c
B ➝ b | c
Where {S, A, B} are non-terminals and {a, b, c} are terminals.
A grammar is LL(1) if for every non-terminal A and every two distinct productions A ➝ α and A ➝ β, the following conditions hold:
Let's calculate the FIRST and FOLLOW sets for grammar G.
| Non-terminal/Terminal | FIRST Set |
|---|---|
| a | {a} |
| b | {b} |
| c | {c} |
| A | {a, c} |
| B | {b, c} |
| S | {a, b, c} |
Assume $ is the end-of-input marker.
| Non-terminal | FOLLOW Set |
|---|---|
| S | {$\$$} |
| A | {$\$$} |
| B | {$\$$} |
Let's check the LL(1) conditions for each non-terminal with multiple productions:
We need to check $\text{FIRST}(A) \cap \text{FIRST}(B)$.
$\text{FIRST}(A) = \{a, c\}$
$\text{FIRST}(B) = \{b, c\}$
$\text{FIRST}(A) \cap \text{FIRST}(B) = \{a, c\} \cap \{b, c\} = \{c\}$.
Since the intersection is not empty (it contains 'c'), there is an LL(1) conflict. When the parser is trying to expand S and the next input token is 'c', it doesn't know whether to choose the production S ➝ A or S ➝ B.
We need to check $\text{FIRST}(a) \cap \text{FIRST}(c)$.
$\text{FIRST}(a) = \{a\}$
$\text{FIRST}(c) = \{c\}$
$\text{FIRST}(a) \cap \text{FIRST}(c) = \emptyset$. No conflict here.
We need to check $\text{FIRST}(b) \cap \text{FIRST}(c)$.
$\text{FIRST}(b) = \{b\}$
$\text{FIRST}(c) = \{c\}$
$\text{FIRST}(b) \cap \text{FIRST}(c) = \emptyset$. No conflict here.
Because of the conflict for non-terminal S, Grammar G is not an LL(1) grammar. Therefore, an LL(1) parser cannot parse all strings generated by this grammar.
A grammar is LR(1) if the LR(1) parsing table constructed for it contains no conflicts (shift-reduce or reduce-reduce). Let's consider the string "c". This string can be generated in two ways:
When an LR(1) parser has read 'c' and the next input is the end-of-input marker ($), it will be in a state containing items that could lead to reduction. Specifically, it might contain items like:
The lookahead for both these completed items is {$}. This situation presents a reduce-reduce conflict on the lookahead symbol $$. The parser does not know whether to reduce the parsed 'c' using the production A ➝ c or using the production B ➝ c.
Because of this reduce-reduce conflict, Grammar G is not an LR(1) grammar. Therefore, an LR(1) parser cannot parse all strings generated by this grammar.
Based on the analysis:
This statement is false because we found a reduce-reduce conflict in the LR(1) analysis, meaning the grammar is not LR(1).
This statement is false because we found an LL(1) conflict for non-terminal S (based on FIRST sets of A and B), meaning the grammar is not LL(1).
Since both S1 and S2 are false, neither statement is correct.
| Parsing Technique | Analysis Result | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| LL(1) | Cannot parse G | Conflict: $\text{FIRST}(A) \cap \text{FIRST}(B) = \{c\}$ for S ➝ A | B |
| LR(1) | Cannot parse G | Reduce-reduce conflict on 'c' with lookahead $ |
Let's quickly review LL(1) and LR(1) parsers:
While LR(1) parsers are more powerful than LL(1) parsers, meaning they can parse a larger set of grammars, there exist grammars that are neither LL(1) nor LR(k) for any k, or grammars that are LR(k) but still contain conflicts in simpler LR variants (like SLR(1) or LALR(1)). The given grammar G is a simple example that fails both LL(1) and LR(1) properties due to the inherent ambiguity for the terminal 'c'.
Consider the following statements:
Statement I: LALR parser is more powerful than canonical LR Parser.
Statement II: SLR parser is more powerful than LALR
Which of the following is correct?
Given below are two statements
Statement I : LL(1) and LR are examples of Bottom‐up parsers.
Statement II : Recursive descent parser and SLR are examples of Top‐down parsers
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
The grammar S → SS | (S)| ϵ is not suitable for predictive parsing because the grammar is: