The grammar S → aSa | bS | c isa)LL(1) but not LR(1)b)LR(1)but n...
First(aSa) = a
First(bS) = b
First(c) = c
All are mutually disjoint i.e no common terminal between them, the given grammar is LL(1).
As the grammar is LL(1) so it will also be LR(1) as LR parsers are more powerful then LL(1) parsers. and all LL(1) grammar are also LR(1) So option C is correct.
Below are more details. A grammar is LL(1) if it is possible to choose the next production by looking at only the next token in the input string.
Formally, grammar G is LL(1) if and only if
For all productions A → α1 | α2 | ... | αn,
First(αi) ∩ First(αj) = ∅, 1 ≤ i,j ≤ n, i ≠ j.
For every non-terminal A such that First(A) contains ε,
First(A) ∩ Follow(A) = ∅
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The grammar S → aSa | bS | c isa)LL(1) but not LR(1)b)LR(1)but n...
LL(1) and LR(1) are both parsing algorithms used to analyze the grammatical structure of a given language. Both algorithms have different characteristics and can handle different types of grammars.
LL(1) Parsing:
- LL(1) stands for Left-to-right, Leftmost derivation with 1 symbol lookahead.
- It is a top-down parsing algorithm that starts from the start symbol and tries to match the input string by expanding the non-terminals.
- The number 1 in LL(1) indicates that it uses only 1 symbol lookahead to make parsing decisions.
- LL(1) grammars are a subset of context-free grammars that can be parsed using the LL(1) algorithm.
- LL(1) grammars do not have left recursion and do not have any common prefixes in their production rules.
- LL(1) parsing is easier to implement and provides better error reporting compared to LR(1) parsing.
LR(1) Parsing:
- LR(1) stands for Left-to-right, Rightmost derivation with 1 symbol lookahead.
- It is a bottom-up parsing algorithm that starts from the input symbols and builds a parse tree by reducing the symbols according to the production rules.
- The number 1 in LR(1) indicates that it uses only 1 symbol lookahead to make parsing decisions.
- LR(1) grammars are a larger class of context-free grammars that can be parsed using the LR(1) algorithm.
- LR(1) grammars can handle left recursion and have more flexibility in their production rules.
- LR(1) parsing is more powerful and can handle a wider range of grammars compared to LL(1) parsing.
The given grammar S -> aSa | bS | c is LL(1) but not LR(1). Here's why:
LL(1) Analysis:
- The grammar does not have any left recursion.
- It does not have any common prefixes in its production rules.
- The first sets for the non-terminals are:
- First(S) = {a, b, c}
- The follow sets for the non-terminals are:
- Follow(S) = {$}
LR(1) Analysis:
- The grammar has left recursion in the production rule S -> aSa, which makes it unsuitable for LR(1) parsing.
- LR(1) parsing requires the grammar to be left recursive-free.
- LR(1) parsing also requires the grammar to have unique prefixes for each production rule, which is not the case for this grammar.
Therefore, the given grammar S -> aSa | bS | c is LL(1) but not LR(1).