0
Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What does 'they' refer to ?

Travellers to the moon need protection against cosmic rays because they are unfiltered by an atmosphere.
Is the sentence meaningful and what does 'they' refer to? Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Anonymous Is the sentence meaningful Yes. Anonymous what does 'they' refer to? cosmic rays

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is the sentence meaningful Yes.
  • Anonymous what does 'they' refer to?
  • cosmic rays
Free · every Monday

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
AnonymousIs the sentence meaningful
Yes.
Anonymous what does 'they' refer to?
cosmic rays
0
0
Thanks, Mister Micawber.
Can I rewrite the sentence in another way like the following?
Travellers to the moon need protection against cosmic rays because there is no air (on the moon).
0
0
AnonymousCan I rewrite the sentence in another way like the following?Travellers to the moon need protection against cosmic rays because there is no air (on the moon).
Yes, but you have lost the effect of filtration.
0
0
Thanks again, Mister Micawber.
I think that 'against cosmic rays' implies 'the effect of filtration'.
0

Related Questions