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Exercise G3-4
Pronoun reference
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Click on the better sentence, the one that does not contain any unclear pronoun reference.
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Example
1 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the word
which does not have an antecedent. It refers vaguely to an idea, not to a word that actually appears in the sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The word
which does not have an antecedent. It refers vaguely to an idea, not to a word that actually appears in the sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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2 of 10
Correct. This version avoids the use of
you to mean “anyone in general.” For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. In formal English, the pronoun
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.” For more help, see section
G3-b.
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3 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the pronoun
they does not have an antecedent. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
they does not have an antecedent. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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4 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the pronoun
she refers to a noun functioning as an adjective,
woman’s. This version avoids that problem. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
she cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as a modifier, in this case
woman’s. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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5 of 10
Correct. This version avoids ambiguity. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
they could refer to the parents or to the children, so the sentence is ambiguous. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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6 of 10
Correct. The pronoun
who is appropriate to refer to people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
which is used to refer to animals and things, not to people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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7 of 10
Correct. The pronoun
which refers to the noun
anorexia. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
which cannot logically refer to the adjective
anorexic. In the other version, the pronoun
which refers to the noun
anorexia. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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8 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as an adjective,
psychiatrists’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun being used as an adjective, in this case
psychiatrists’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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9 of 10
Correct. The pronoun
who is appropriate to refer to people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. It is more polite to use
who, not
that, to refer to people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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10 of 10
Correct. The pronoun
this modifies the noun
lesson. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
this refers loosely to an idea, not to a word actually mentioned in the sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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