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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Pronoun problem
In the below website, the sentence doesn’t seem that the underlined pronoun “them” doesn’t agree with its referent “water.”
Can you tell me why?
(Or is there anything that I am wrong?)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+estimated+*+*%22&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#q=%22and+slopes+taking+the+soil+with+them%22&tbm=bks
Wind blew across the barren landscapes and water ran down from the mountaintops and slopes, taking the soil with them.
Can you tell me why?
(Or is there anything that I am wrong?)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22an+estimated+*+*%22&btnG=Search+Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1#q=%22and+slopes+taking+the+soil+with+them%22&tbm=bks
Wind blew across the barren landscapes and water ran down from the mountaintops and slopes, taking the soil with them.
Top answer
The sentence is wrong. It should say "it".
- The sentence is wrong.
- It should say "it".
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Stenka25Wind blew across the barren landscapes and water ran down from the mountaintops and slopes, taking the soil with them.The plural pronoun "them" makes a reference to both wind and water as agents of erosion. The sentence could be better written though.
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AlpheccaStarsThe plural pronoun "them" makes a reference to both wind and water as agents of erosion.Oh yeah, sorry. The sentence does still sound a bit off to me though.
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