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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Dear Sir:
I want to know if it is correct to say "John and she were seen together." or "She and John were seen together." I still remember my English teacher telling us that since pronouns replace nouns, we should make sure that the noun is already mentioned before we can replace with a pronoun. We were also told that to attain cohesion, we should ensure that a paragraph talks about only one idea. In that a case, since the writer used "she" its reference must be the topic of the paragraph; otherwise, he could not be repeating the name of John. The it should be "She and John..."Or do I make sense?
I want to know if it is correct to say "John and she were seen together." or "She and John were seen together." I still remember my English teacher telling us that since pronouns replace nouns, we should make sure that the noun is already mentioned before we can replace with a pronoun. We were also told that to attain cohesion, we should ensure that a paragraph talks about only one idea. In that a case, since the writer used "she" its reference must be the topic of the paragraph; otherwise, he could not be repeating the name of John. The it should be "She and John..."Or do I make sense?
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" You do not make total sense, but those two sentences are right. Of course, the previous context must tell us who 'she' is for full understanding – but then, it must also tell us who 'John' is! The guideline that a paragraph must talk about one idea is irrelevant.
- " You do not make total sense, but those two sentences are right.
- Of course, the previous context must tell us who 'she' is for full understanding – but then, it must also tell us who 'John' is!
- The guideline that a paragraph must talk about one idea is irrelevant.
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"John and she were seen together."
"She and John were seen together."
You do not make total sense, but those two sentences are right. Of course, the previous context must tell us who 'she' is for full understanding – but then, it must also tell us who 'John' is!
The guideline that a paragraph must talk about one idea is irrelevant.
"She and John were seen together."
You do not make total sense, but those two sentences are right. Of course, the previous context must tell us who 'she' is for full understanding – but then, it must also tell us who 'John' is!
The guideline that a paragraph must talk about one idea is irrelevant.
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