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Stenka25 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
What does this pronoun stand for?
The sentence below is from Oxford Learner’s Dictionary.
In the sentence, ‘his’ seems ambiguous.
It seems to represent “He” in a way, but ‘his’ can also be another person who has given him a strict religious upbringing.
Can you tell me what it is?
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/rebel_2
? He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing.
In the sentence, ‘his’ seems ambiguous.
It seems to represent “He” in a way, but ‘his’ can also be another person who has given him a strict religious upbringing.
Can you tell me what it is?
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/rebel_2
? He later rebelled against his strict religious upbringing.
Top answer
Of course a pronoun could refer to any other noun in the greater context, but the reader should understand that one rebels only against one's one constraints.
- Of course a pronoun could refer to any other noun in the greater context, but the reader should understand that one rebels only against one's one constraints.
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Of course a pronoun could refer to any other noun in the greater context, but the reader should understand that one rebels only against one's one constraints.
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