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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What pronoun will I use if the sentence is "Lastweek, his/her female classmates complained that he keeps on tickling them.
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You have to determine what the possessive pronoun refers to - a man or a woman. Last week, ___ female classmates complained that John (he) keeps on tickling them. Whose classmates are complaining?
- You have to determine what the possessive pronoun refers to - a man or a woman.
- Last week, ___ female classmates complained that John (he) keeps on tickling them.
- Whose classmates are complaining?
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You have to determine what the possessive pronoun refers to - a man or a woman.
Last week, ___ female classmates complained that John (he) keeps on tickling them.
Whose classmates are complaining?
Last week, ___ female classmates complained that John (he) keeps on tickling them.
Whose classmates are complaining?
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AnonymousWhat pronoun will I use if the sentence is "Lastweek, his/her female classmates complained that he keeps on tickling them.Is "his/her" supposed to be coreferential with "he", which you use later in the sentence? That is, are you saying that these female classmates are the classmates of the same person who is doing the tickling?
If so, use "
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