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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Ambiguous pronoun reference?
Hi. Please help. Which is correct? Thank you in advance.
1. Everyone should bring a pen (pens?) to the test site.
2. All applicants should bring pens (a pen?) to the test site.
3. Some of them came here to get a job (jobs?).
1. Everyone should bring a pen (pens?) to the test site.
2. All applicants should bring pens (a pen?) to the test site.
3. Some of them came here to get a job (jobs?).
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Hi 1. (each person should bring a few[can be more, also] pens to the class) 2. (same reason as for#1) 3.
- Hi 1.
- (each person should bring a few[can be more, also] pens to the class) 2.
- (same reason as for#1) 3.
- ) {here, I think a job is the best choice}.
- Generally speaking, when instructing people, we say 'a pen' and not 'pens'.
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Hi
1. Everyone should bring a pen to the test site.(each should bring one pen to the test.)
Everyone should bring pens to the test site.(each person should bring a few[can be more, also] pens to the class)
2. All applicants should bring pens/a pen to the test site.(same reason as for#1)
3. Some of them came here to get a job (jobs?) {here, I think
1. Everyone should bring a pen to the test site.(each should bring one pen to the test.)
Everyone should bring pens to the test site.(each person should bring a few[can be more, also] pens to the class)
2. All applicants should bring pens/a pen to the test site.(same reason as for#1)
3. Some of them came here to get a job
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