Chapter 122. Exercise G3-5

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Exercise G3-5
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Example

Question

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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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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Question

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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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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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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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Question

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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