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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

The pronoun problem...

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01font01font00Mothers 02font00spent most of 01font00her02font00 time preparing meals, washing and ironing, and cleaning the house02font00. 02br
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00I have a question about a pronoun "HER." In the above sentence we can easily infer that 'her' implies 'mothers.' 02br
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00But while 'her' is single, 'mothers' is plural noun. 02br
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00Is that still OK, or should we substitute 'their' for 'her,' or are both OK?0-
  

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02br 02br 00(It's also inaccurate. I spend most of my time in my place of work. The rest gets fit in around that and going to the children's events outside of the house.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00(It's also inaccurate.
  • I spend most of my time in my place of work.
  • The rest gets fit in around that and going to the children's events outside of the house.
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0No, that's just not okay.02br
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00Mothers spend most of their time...02br
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00My mother spends most of her time...02br
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00(It's also inaccurate. I spend most of my time in my place of work. The rest gets fit in around that and going to the children's events outside of the house. I think the last time I ironed was some time in
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00Either the pronoun or the noun in your fragment is in error. I presume it should have read '01b00Mother'02b00.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font01font00Mothers 02font00spent most of 01font00her02font00 time preparing meals, washing and ironing, and cleaning the house02font00. 02br
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00I wonder if the original sentence just had an apostophe? That
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0Thanks.02br
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00Now I got the clear picture of the question.0-
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