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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
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Subject pronouns
Is it clear that the two 'his' refer to the emperor?
With the emperor now completely powerless, Valaran begged Tol to end his life and free her and Dalar from his cruelty.
With the emperor now completely powerless, Valaran begged Tol to end his life and free her and Dalar from his cruelty.
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Hi Almost always, 'his' refers back to the last single male mentioned. So, yes, you'd expect them both to refer to Tal Even supposing Dalar is male, he's part of a plural noun phrase Dave
- Hi Almost always, 'his' refers back to the last single male mentioned.
- So, yes, you'd expect them both to refer to Tal Even supposing Dalar is male, he's part of a plural noun phrase Dave
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Hi
Almost always, 'his' refers back to the last single male mentioned. So, yes, you'd expect them both to refer to Tal
Even supposing Dalar is male, he's part of a plural noun phrase
Dave
Almost always, 'his' refers back to the last single male mentioned. So, yes, you'd expect them both to refer to Tal
Even supposing Dalar is male, he's part of a plural noun phrase
Dave
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