0
Malcolm101 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Pronouns and Antecedents
Please let me know whether I have got the pronouns and their antecedents right: I have underlined the pronouns (including possessive pronouns and pronouns that function as adjectives) and bolded their antecedents.
1. She couldn't believe her ears when she found out she had won the lottery.
2. I don't mind if you take my thumb print one bit.
Is "most" a pronoun in the following sentence?
3. Two wrongs may not make a right in most people's book.
1. She couldn't believe her ears when she found out she had won the lottery.
2. I don't mind if you take my thumb print one bit.
Is "most" a pronoun in the following sentence?
3. Two wrongs may not make a right in most people's book.
Top answer
Malcolm101 1. She couldn't believe her ears when she found out she had won the lottery. Right, except the last "she" could conceivably refer to a different female.
- Malcolm101 1.
- She couldn't believe her ears when she found out she had won the lottery.
- Right, except the last "she" could conceivably refer to a different female.
- Malcolm101 2.
- I don't mind if you take my thumbprint one bit.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
Malcolm1011. She couldn't believe her ears when she found out she had won the lottery.Right, except the last "she" could conceivably refer to a different female.
Malcolm1012. I don't mind if you take my thumbprint one bit."I" is not the antecedent of "you", obviously.
Ma
00
Thank you very much, enoon. I appreciate your help.
2. I don't mind if you take my thumbprint one bit.
Back to question 2: maybe, I did not make it clear---what I meant was, "I" is an antecedent of the pronoun "my". Am I right to say that?
3. Two wrongs may not make a right in most people's book.
Am I also right to say that there isn't any
2. I don't mind if you take my thumbprint one bit.
Back to question 2: maybe, I did not make it clear---what I meant was, "I" is an antecedent of the pronoun "my". Am I right to say that?
3. Two wrongs may not make a right in most people's book.
Am I also right to say that there isn't any
00
Malcolm101Back to question 2: maybe, I did not make it clear---what I meant was, "I" is an antecedent of the pronoun "my". Am I right to say that?Yes.
Malcolm101Am I also right to say that there isn't any pronoun in this sentence?Yes.
00
Related Questions