Chapter 121. Exercise G3-4

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Exercise G3-4
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Click on the better sentence, the one that does not contain any unclear pronoun reference.

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Example

Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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