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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Pronoun use
In the following sentence "They have a daughter and she is pregnant." who is "she" refering to?
Based on the sentence structure, I am asserting that she refers to the daughter. A coworker of mine is stating that she refers to They, as in the woman in a man woman couple.
Can some one break down the sentence and let us know how "she" fits into the sentence?
Based on the sentence structure, I am asserting that she refers to the daughter. A coworker of mine is stating that she refers to They, as in the woman in a man woman couple.
Can some one break down the sentence and let us know how "she" fits into the sentence?
Top answer
The antecedent of a pronoun is the nearest noun that makes logical sense. " It does not make much sense for a couple to be pregnant. Thus, on both counts, the daughter is the one who is pregnant.
- The antecedent of a pronoun is the nearest noun that makes logical sense.
- " It does not make much sense for a couple to be pregnant.
- Thus, on both counts, the daughter is the one who is pregnant.
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The antecedent of a pronoun is the nearest noun that makes logical sense.
The closest noun to "she" is "daughter."
It does not make much sense for a couple to be pregnant.
Thus, on both counts, the daughter is the one who is pregnant.
The closest noun to "she" is "daughter."
It does not make much sense for a couple to be pregnant.
Thus, on both counts, the daughter is the one who is pregnant.
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Hi,
AnonymousIn the following sentence "They have a daughter and she is pregnant." Who is "she" refering to?The daughter.
AnonymousBased on the sentence structure, I am asserting that "she" refers to the daughter.You are correct.
AnonymousA coworker of mine is stating that she refers to "they", as in
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