Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Sentence check (Guest:Laura)
Please help me find the error in the following example.
"Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronuoun with a singular noun in their writing."
Thank you.
"Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronuoun with a singular noun in their writing."
Thank you.
Top answer
I think you're trying to say that everyone should be careful when using singular pronouns. No?
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I think you're trying to say that everyone should be careful when using singular pronouns. No?
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"Everyone should be careful using a singular pronoun to refer to a singular noun in their writing."
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I just made a mistake:
"When writing, everyone should be careful using a singular pronoun to refer to a singular noun."
I restructured the sentence not for the **** of it but because "everyone" does not agree "their." I could have used his or her, but IMO, that would seem a little annoying.
"When writing, everyone should be careful using a singular pronoun to refer to a singular noun."
I restructured the sentence not for the **** of it but because "everyone" does not agree "their." I could have used his or her, but IMO, that would seem a little annoying.
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Jacko: Spot on!
Here's my two pence:
"When writing one should be careful whilst using a singular pronoun to refer to a singular noun."
(not sure about whilst / while - always had a prob with that)
Here's my two pence:
"When writing one should be careful whilst using a singular pronoun to refer to a singular noun."
(not sure about whilst / while - always had a prob with that)
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