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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Micheline told Ruth that she would take Jerry to the barn dance.
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Pronouns usually refer to other words, called their antecedents because they (should) come before the pronoun. A pronoun's antecedent may be either a noun or another pronoun, but in either case, it must be clear what the antecedent is. Consider this example:
Micheline told Ruth that she would take Jerry to the barn dance.
It is not clear whether the pronoun "she" in this sentence refers to Ruth or Micheline. Unless pronouns refer unmistakably to distinct, close, and single antecedents, the reader will never be sure who's going to the square dance with whom.
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If she is Ruth, would it be correct to say, "Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance"? What would you say if she is Micheline?
Pronouns usually refer to other words, called their antecedents because they (should) come before the pronoun. A pronoun's antecedent may be either a noun or another pronoun, but in either case, it must be clear what the antecedent is. Consider this example:
Micheline told Ruth that she would take Jerry to the barn dance.
It is not clear whether the pronoun "she" in this sentence refers to Ruth or Micheline. Unless pronouns refer unmistakably to distinct, close, and single antecedents, the reader will never be sure who's going to the square dance with whom.
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If she is Ruth, would it be correct to say, "Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance"? What would you say if she is Micheline?
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Thank you for the link. It is a very interesting and informative article. Your sentence - Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance - is very appropriate.
- Thank you for the link.
- It is a very interesting and informative article.
- Your sentence - Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance - is very appropriate.
- Comments on the following suggestion are invited: Micheline would take Jerry to the barn dance and she told Ruth so .
- 'So' is used to refer to something that has been already mentioned.
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Thank you for the link. It is a very interesting and informative article.
Your sentence - Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance - is very appropriate.
Comments on the following suggestion are invited:
Micheline would take Jerry to the barn dance and she told Ruth so.
'So' is used to refer to something that has been already mentioned.
Your sentence - Micheline told Ruth to take Jerry to the barn dance - is very appropriate.
Comments on the following suggestion are invited:
Micheline would take Jerry to the barn dance and she told Ruth so.
'So' is used to refer to something that has been already mentioned.
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HUBLOT Pronouns usually refer to other words, called their antecedents because they (should) come before the pronoun. A pronoun's antecedent may be either a noun or another pronoun, but in either case, it must be clear what the antecedent is. Consider this example.
Micheline told Ruth that she would take Jerry to the barn dan
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She told me that she would pick me up that day.
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She told me that she would pick me up that day.
Would it be correct to say "She would pick me u
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She told me that she would pick me up that day.c45
Would it be correct to say "She would pick me up that day and she told me so" instead? No, that's a very odd sentence.
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Thank you, c45.
Mentee wrote:
Micheline would take Jerry to the barn dance and she told Ruth so.
Could you please explain why this sentence is correct?
Mentee wrote:
Micheline would take Jerry to the barn dance and she told Ruth so.
Could you please explain why this sentence is correct?
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