EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference

EXERCISE 12–6Pronoun reference

Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.

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All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; they are open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; it is open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: All students can secure parking permits from the campus police office; they are open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed it.

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The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed the body. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: The detective removed the bloodstained shawl from the body and then photographed it.

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We have a staff of experienced technicians that will service your copier within two hours of a service call.

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We have a staff of experienced technicians who will service your copier within two hours of a service call. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: We have a staff of experienced technicians that will service your copier within two hours of a service call.

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In Professor Jamal’s class, you are lucky to earn a C.

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In Professor Jamal’s class, students are lucky to earn a C. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: In Professor Jamal’s class, you are lucky to earn a C.

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In Ogden Nash’s verse, he always manages to give me a laugh about every other line.

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In his verse, Ogden Nash always manages to give me a laugh about every other line. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: In Ogden Nash’s verse, he always manages to give me a laugh about every other line.

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The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment.

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The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this cost is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: The average price for a ticket to the rock concert is $30, and this is not unreasonable for three hours of exciting entertainment.

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I would have ordered the blue plate special, but you don’t get fries with it.

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I would have ordered the blue plate special, but fries don’t come with it. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: I would have ordered the blue plate special, but you don’t get fries with it.

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Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. He wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble.

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Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. Michelangelo [or The artist] wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: Michelangelo’s Captives are not unfinished sculptures. He wanted to show figures in the process of emerging from blocks of marble.

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In the newspaper article, it traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia.

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The newspaper article traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: In the newspaper article, it traces the history of voting rights in the District of Columbia.

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The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that it was beginning to look shabby.

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The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that the sign [or the fence] was beginning to look shabby. For more help, see section 12b.
EXERCISE 12–6 Pronoun reference - Edit each sentence to correct errors in pronoun reference. You may need to decide on an antecedent that the pronoun might logically refer to. Answers may vary.: The sign had been nailed to the fence so many times that it was beginning to look shabby.