EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference
In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.
All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; they are open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
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Suggested revision: All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; it is open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; they are open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed it.
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Suggested revision: The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed the body. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed it.
We have a staff of experienced technicians that will service your copier within two hours of a service call.
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Suggested revision: We have a staff of experienced technicians who will service your copier within two hours of a service call. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - We have a staff of experienced technicians that will service your copier within two hours of a service call.
In Professor Jamal’s class, you are lucky to earn a C.
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Suggested revision: In Professor Jamal’s class, students are lucky to earn a C. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In Professor Jamal’s class, you are lucky to earn a C.
In Ogden Nash’s verse, he always manages to give me a laugh about every other line.
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Suggested revision: In his verse, Ogden Nash always manages to give me a laugh about every other line. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In Ogden Nash’s verse, he always manages to give me a laugh about every other line.
The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment.
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Suggested revision: The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this cost is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment.
I would have ordered the blue plate special, but you don’t get fries with it.
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Suggested revision: I would have ordered the blue plate special, but fries don’t come with it. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - I would have ordered the blue plate special, but you don’t get fries with it.
Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. He wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble.
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Suggested revision: Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. Michelangelo [or The artist] wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. He wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble.
In the newspaper article, it traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia.
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Suggested revision: The newspaper article traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - In the newspaper article, it traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia.
The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that it was beginning to look shabby.
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Suggested revision: The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that the sign [or the fence] was beginning to look shabby. For more help, see section 23.
EXERCISE 23–6 Pronoun reference - In the box below, edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that it was beginning to look shabby.