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Exercise G3-5
Pronoun reference
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Click on the correct item from the choices in the parentheses.
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Example
1 of 10
Correct.
We is an appropriate subject. (
You, meaning “anyone in general,” is inappropriate in formal writing.) For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. In formal writing, the word
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.” For more help, see section
G3-b.
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2 of 10
Correct. The noun
airlines is necessary because the pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as an adjective, in this case
airlines’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as an adjective, in this case
airlines’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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3 of 10
Correct. The pronouns
who and
whom should be used to refer to people;
which is used to refer to animals and things. 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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4 of 10
Correct. The noun
purse is necessary to make the meaning of the sentence clear (
it could refer either to the purse or to the car). For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The meaning of the sentence is ambiguous because
it could refer either to the purse or to the car. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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5 of 10
Correct. It is necessary to use the noun
rivers because the pronoun
this has no antecedent. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The word
this does not have an antecedent. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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6 of 10
Correct. The noun
players is necessary because the pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as an adjective, in this case
players’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun
they cannot refer to a possessive noun functioning as an adjective, in this case
players’. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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7 of 10
Correct.
I is an appropriate subject. (
You, meaning “anyone in general,” is inappropriate in formal writing.) For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. In formal writing, the pronoun
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.” For more help, see section
G3-b.
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8 of 10
Correct. The pronoun
who should be used to refer to people;
that is used to refer to animals and things. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. It is more polite to use
who to refer to people. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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9 of 10
Correct. It is necessary to use the noun
claim . In the other sentence, the word
which does not have an antecedent. 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 actually mentioned in the sentence. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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10 of 10
Correct. It is necessary to use the noun
oyster because the pronoun
it could refer either to the oyster or to the pier. For more help, see section
G3-b.
Sorry. The word
it could refer either to the oyster or to the pier, so the sentence is ambiguous. For more help, see section
G3-b.
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