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Exercise G3-17
Pronoun reference
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In each pair, click on the passage that does not have any problem of pronoun reference.
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Example
Question
Correct. The pronoun whom is correctly used to refer to people. For more help, see section G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun which should not be used to refer to people. For more help, see section G3-b.
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Correct. There is no problem of pronoun reference in this sentence. For more help, see section G3-b.
Sorry. 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. This sentence does not contain any problem with pronoun reference. For more help, see section G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun They does not have a proper antecedent—Parent involvement implies the antecedent parents, but that noun is not stated in the sentence. For more help, see section G3-b.
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Correct. The antecedent of the pronoun his is Paul Robeson. No problem of pronoun reference exists. For more help, see section G3-b.
Sorry. The possessive Paul Robeson’s cannot be the antecedent of the pronoun he. The antecedent must be a noun or a pronoun. For more help, see section G3-b.
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Question
Correct. This sentence contains no problem with pronoun reference. For more help, see section G3-b.
Sorry. The pronoun it should not be used indefinitely to refer to report. For more help, see section G3-b.
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