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● EXERCISE 1 ●

Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number.

  1. Popular culture once provided us with a common vocabulary, but now you have a hard time keeping up with the jargon.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - Popular culture once provided us with a common vocabulary, but now you have a hard time keeping up with the jargon.
  2. For a runner to keep up his pace, one must pay attention to nutrition.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - For a runner to keep up his pace, one must pay attention to nutrition.
  3. If one measures her country’s commitment to education by dollars allocated, you can see that it’s not our top priority.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - If one measures her country’s commitment to education by dollars allocated, you can see that it’s not our top priority.
  4. Baseball fans pay so much attention to percentages that you almost always have a sense of the improbability or likelihood of an event actually occurring.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - Baseball fans pay so much attention to percentages that you almost always have a sense of the improbability or likelihood of an event actually occurring.
  5. Most of the time a teacher tries to tailor writing assignments to interest his students.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - Most of the time a teacher tries to tailor writing assignments to interest his students.
  6. Everyone is wondering who the next Democratic presidential candidate will be and if he will be a charismatic leader.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - Everyone is wondering who the next Democratic presidential candidate will be and if he will be a charismatic leader.
  7. A doctor should treat his patients respectfully by listening to them no matter how busy they are.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - A doctor should treat his patients respectfully by listening to them no matter how busy they are.
  8. We hoped to get a free pass to the movie, but the mall was so crowded that you didn’t have a chance.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - We hoped to get a free pass to the movie, but the mall was so crowded that you didn’t have a chance.
  9. You should try to stop arguments before they start; otherwise, one might become involved in a conflict that gets more complicated than we thought possible.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - You should try to stop arguments before they start; otherwise, one might become involved in a conflict that gets more complicated than we thought possible.
  10. When one is as strong a student as Chong is, you’re not surprised that he passed the bar on his first try.

    Chapter 8 - EXERCISE 1: - Correct all errors in the following sentences that result from sexist pronouns or inconsistencies in pronoun person or number. - When one is as strong a student as Chong is, you’re not surprised that he passed the bar on his first try.
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