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Witty green 309 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Does a following pronoun ALWAYS refer to the Subject of the previous sentence?
Q1. "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much. And they were very happy."
What does "they" refer to?
Q2. "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much. But they were not happy at all."
What does "they" refer to?
Q3. The point of my question is:
"Does a following pronoun ALWAYS refer to the Subject of the previous sentence?"
"Can't a following pronoun refer to the Object of the previous sentence?"
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witty green 309 Q1. "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much. "What does "they" refer to?
- witty green 309 Q1.
- "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much.
- "What does "they" refer to?
- It is ambiguous grammatically, but it tends to Mr.
- and Mrs.
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witty green 309Q1. "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much. And they were very happy."What does "they" refer to?
It is ambiguous grammatically, but it tends to Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
witty green 309Q2. "Mr and Mrs Smith loved their children so much. But they were not happy at all."What does "they" refer to?
It
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