Exercise: Revising pronouns

EXERCISE 41.3

Revise the following sentences as needed to create pronoun-antecedent agreement and to eliminate the generic he and any awkward pronoun references. Some can be revised in more than one way.

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  1. Question

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    Congress usually resists a president’s attempt to encroach on what they consider their authority.

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    Marco and Ellen were each given a chance to voice their opinion.

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    An ER doctor needs to be swift; he also needs to be calm and careful.

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    Every dog and cat has their own personality.