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A faulty pronoun reference may be when:
- the pronoun does not have a clear antecedent (vague or hidden reference)
- the pronoun does not agree with its noun antecedent in number and gender (faulty agreement)
Examples:
Jim went with Ted to his father's store. (whose father?)
She hid the disk in her purse, but she lost it. (the disk or her purse?)
He gave his car to his brother because he was going to college. (who?)
The cooks think the steaks are too tough, so we'll have to pound them.
The police caught the crooks after they dressed up as women.
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Which of the rewrites below corrects the faulty reference in the following sentence Take the suit in the car and have it cleaned?
The faulty reference in the sentence can be corrected by clarifying what "it" refers to. A suitable rewrite would be: "Take the suit from the car and have the suit cleaned." This eliminates ambiguity and makes it clear that "the suit" is the item to be cleaned.
How would you correct the faulty pronoun reference in the sentence I asked about the warranty but they weren't able to help?
The faulty reference is using the pronoun 'they' with no antecedent. The sentence must be reworded, for example:I asked about the warranty but no one was able to help.I asked the sales clerk about the warranty, but he wasn't able to help.Note: The indefinite pronoun 'no one' does not require an antecedent.
Which of these sentences has problems with faulty reference?
A faulty pronoun reference may be when: - the pronoun does not have a clear antecedent (vague or hidden reference) - the pronoun does not agree with its noun antecedent in number and gender (faulty agreement) Examples: Jim went with Ted to his father's store. (whose father?) She hid the disk in her purse, but she lost it. (the disk or her purse?) He gave his car to his brother because he was going to college. (who?) The cooks think the steaks are too tough, so we'll have to pound them. The police caught the crooks after they dressed up as women.
How would you correct the faulty pronoun reference in this sentence The theater was closed but we didn't have enough money to see it anyway?
The faulty reference is using the pronoun 'it' with no antecedent. The antecedent is not 'theater', it doesn't cost anything to see the theater, a building. The sentence must be reworded, for example:The theater was closed but we didn't have enough money to see a movie anyway.Note: The pronoun 'we' does not require and antecedent.
What would fix the faulty reference in the sentence take the suit in the car and have it cleaned?
"Take the suit in the car and have it cleaned." - is understandable. But, "take the suit from (or out of) the car and have it cleaned" is better.
What rewrite would correct the faulty reference in the sentence You called the theatre about tickets but they didn't answer?
In the this sentence, You called the theatre about tickets but they didn't answer, has an incorrect reference. "They" currently refers back to tickets.To avoid repeating "theatre" twice, rewrite the whole sentence.You called about tickets, but the theatre didn't answer.
How do you correct the faulty reference in the following sentence take the suit in the car and have it cleaned?
To correct the unclear reference, you must reword the sentence. The sentence isn't clear that the pronoun 'it' refers to the suit or the car. Reworded: Take the suit to be cleaned when you take out the car. Put the suit in the car and take the car to be cleaned.
What rewrite would correct the faulty reference in this sentence The theater was closed but we didn't have enough money to see it anyway?
In the sentence, The theater was closed but we didn't have enough money to see it anyway, "it" has an incorrect reference. It is missing the correct noun.The theater was closed, but we didn't have enough money to see the movie anyway.
How many of 192420 item are not faulty-1000 are faulty?
To find the number of items that are not faulty, subtract the number of faulty items from the total number of items. If there are 1,000 faulty items out of 192,420 total items, then the number of non-faulty items is 192,420 - 1,000 = 191,420. Therefore, 191,420 items are not faulty.
What conclusion will you get with faulty reasoning?
A faulty conclusion.
What is 1 faulty statement?
This statement is faulty.
Which revision corrects the faulty parallelism below?
Which revision of the sentence corrects the faulty parallelism? Being human is to be flawed.
