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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Mothers [pronominal agreement]

Hi there,

please correct this sentence.

Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby herself, rather than have someone else do it.

1. [The answer given]

Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby themselves, ...

2. [My answer]

Most mothers want to bathe tiny babies themselves, ...

I feel in the sentense 1 many mothers who were deprived of their babies try to care one baby which is not theirs. Am I wrong?
  

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Hi, please correct this sentence. Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby herself, rather than have someone else do it. 1.

  • Hi, please correct this sentence.
  • Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby herself, rather than have someone else do it.
  • 1.
  • [The answer given] Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby themselves, ...
  • 2.
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Hi,

please correct this sentence.

Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby herself, rather than have someone else do it.

1. [The answer given]

Most mothers want to bathe a tiny baby themselves, ...

2. [My answer]

Most mothers want to bathe tiny babies themselves, ...

I feel in the sentense 1 many mothers who were deprived of their babies

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