Sunday, March 7, 2010

Writing Section - Pronouns - Finding Antecedents

TIP: If you see a pronoun, always try to find the word referred to by the pronoun (its antecedent).

If the antecedent doesn’t exist, then there’s an error.

If the pronoun is ‘they’ but the antecedent is singular, then there’s an error.

If you find two potential antecedents, then the pronoun is ambiguous.

You should always be searching for antecedents for any pronouns you see in the writing section.

This is something I review in more detail in my lessons, using examples.

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