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Justin Gercken Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Simple pronoun question

Hi all -

I am trying to brush up on my pronoun useage when referring to a previous sentence.

In the following two sentences:

Jim likes baseball and Harry likes soccer. He told his friends otherwise though.

Who does "He" refer to and why?

Thanks much-
  

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Welcome! Justin Gercken Hi all - I am trying to brush up on my pronoun u sa ge when referring to a previous sentence. In the following two sentences , who does "He" refer to and why?

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  • Welcome!
  • Justin Gercken Hi all - I am trying to brush up on my pronoun u sa ge when referring to a previous sentence.
  • In the following two sentences , who does "He" refer to and why?
  • It is impossible to answer that question, because the two sentences are essentially unrelated.
  • Jim likes baseball and Harry likes soccer.
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Welcome!

Justin GerckenHi all - I am trying to brush up on my pronoun usage when referring to a previous sentence.

In the following two sentences, who does "He" refer to and why?

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Huh?

If I were to use the following two sentences, would you still say they are unrelated?

Harry likes soccer. He told his friends he didn't though.

I see no difference between the relation of these two sentences and the first example other than that it is obvious who the pronoun "he" refers to. If you still think they are unrelated, please explain why.

Thanks!
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Justin Gercken If I were to use the following two sentences, would you still say they are unrelated?
Harry likes soccer. He told his friends he didn't though.

Since you present the above two sentences together, I presume that you intend them to be related.

I see no difference between the relation of these two sentences and the first ex
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