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Sweety_pudding Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
everyone→change to "himself or themself" ?
hiya 
here is a question i just read in a forum..
the question is
Everyone in the village could make shoes ____but___didt'n wear their own shoes.
A.himself,they B.oneself,one C.themselves,they D.themselves,none E.oneself,ones
the anwer is C..
I remember a book says that "everyone" change to himself,
but how about" everyone in the village"?coz it means alot of people,not just one person
thx 4 ur help
here is a question i just read in a forum..the question is
Everyone in the village could make shoes ____but___didt'n wear their own shoes.
A.himself,they B.oneself,one C.themselves,they D.themselves,none E.oneself,ones
the anwer is C..
I remember a book says that "everyone" change to himself,
but how about" everyone in the village"?coz it means alot of people,not just one person
thx 4 ur help
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Hi Sweety_pudding, you right and better forget that book. 1-The need for pronoun-antecedent agreement can create gender problems. If one were to write, for instance, "A student must see his counselor before the end of the semester," when there are female students about, nothing but grief will follow.
- Hi Sweety_pudding, you right and better forget that book.
- 1-The need for pronoun-antecedent agreement can create gender problems.
- If one were to write, for instance, "A student must see his counselor before the end of the semester," when there are female students about, nothing but grief will follow.
- One can pluralize, in this situation, to avoid the problem: -Students must see their counselor before the end of the semester.
- Or, one could say -A student must see his or her counselor.
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Hi Sweety_pudding,
you right and better forget that book.
1-The need for pronoun-antecedent agreement can create gender problems. If one were to write, for instance, "A student must see his counselor before the end of the semester," when there are female students about, nothing but grief will follow. One can pluralize, in this situation, to avoid the problem:
you right and better forget that book.
1-The need for pronoun-antecedent agreement can create gender problems. If one were to write, for instance, "A student must see his counselor before the end of the semester," when there are female students about, nothing but grief will follow. One can pluralize, in this situation, to avoid the problem:
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Dear yulysess : )
I understand now,
well ,sometimes the" rules" are really annoying,like this question,i think C is right,but i am not sure,coz of what that book says.
thank you^ ^ PS:you are the frist person anwer my question in this forum
I understand now,
well ,sometimes the" rules" are really annoying,like this question,i think C is right,but i am not sure,coz of what that book says.
thank you^ ^ PS:you are the frist person anwer my question in this forum
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You're welcome Sweety_pudding,
for your sure, beware the alternatives
A.himself,they B.oneself,one C.themselves,they D.themselves,none E.oneself,ones
apart from "c" none of them matches the claim your book put forward.
If "everyone" changed to "himself", "they" would be "he" in the option "A
for your sure, beware the alternatives
A.himself,they B.oneself,one C.themselves,they D.themselves,none E.oneself,ones
apart from "c" none of them matches the claim your book put forward.
If "everyone" changed to "himself", "they" would be "he" in the option "A
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There is the famous Sting's song: If you love somebody set them free.
Well, it might help to remember the rule.
rgds,
cairn
Well, it might help to remember the rule.
rgds,
cairn
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I think everyone goes to himself i.e. Everyone is enjoying himself.
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