An overly broad pronoun reference occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more general ideas or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun phrase. Examples:
The train finally arrived late and jam packed, so we were late. It was a hassle.
When the car hit the mailbox, it was damaged.
An overly broad pronoun reference occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more general ideas or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun phrase.Examples:The train finally arrived late and jam packed, so we were late. It was a hassle.What was a hassle? The train's lateness, that it was full, or that it made you late? 'The whole situation was a hassle.' should be used instead of the pronoun'it'. You can say, 'The whole situation was a hassle. It spoiled my day.' In this case, the clear antecedent for the pronoun 'it' is 'situation'.When the car hit the mailbox, it was damaged.What was damaged, the car, the mailbox, or both? Instead of '...it was damaged.', use '...the mailbox was damaged.', or '...both were damaged.'
its horrible and hard
An overly broad pronoun reference occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more general ideas or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun phrase.Examples:The train finally arrived late and jam packed, so we were late. It was a hassle.What was a hassle? The train's lateness, that it was full, or that it made you late? 'The whole situation was a hassle.' should be used instead of the pronoun'it'. You can say, 'The whole situation was a hassle. It spoiled my day.' In this case, the clear antecedent for the pronoun 'it' is 'situation'.When the car hit the mailbox, it was damaged.What was damaged, the car, the mailbox, or both? Instead of '...it was damaged.', use '...the mailbox was damaged.', or '...both were damaged.'
an exclamatory sentence is a sencence with an exclamation mark at the end or an overly exciting sentence
The unclear reference in the sentence is "Learning to understand the world from different perspectives." It is not clear what aspect of understanding the world the sentence is referring to - is it through education, experience, or some other means? Clarifying this will make the message more precise.
An overly broad pronoun reference occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more general ideas or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun phrase.Examples:The train finally arrived late and jam packed, so we were late. It was a hassle.What was a hassle? The train's lateness, that it was full, or that it made you late? 'The whole situation was a hassle.' should be used instead of the pronoun'it'. You can say, 'The whole situation was a hassle. It spoiled my day.' In this case, the clear antecedent for the pronoun 'it' is 'situation'.When the car hit the mailbox, it was damaged.What was damaged, the car, the mailbox, or both? Instead of '...it was damaged.', use '...the mailbox was damaged.', or '...both were damaged.'
An overly broad pronoun reference occurs when the antecedent of a pronoun is one or more general ideas or concepts instead of a single noun or simple noun phrase.Examples:The train finally arrived late and jam packed, so we were late. It was a hassle.What was a hassle? The train's lateness, that it was full, or that it made you late? 'The whole situation was a hassle.' should be used instead of the pronoun'it'. You can say, 'The whole situation was a hassle. It spoiled my day.' In this case, the clear antecedent for the pronoun 'it' is 'situation'.When the car hit the mailbox, it was damaged.What was damaged, the car, the mailbox, or both? Instead of '...it was damaged.', use '...the mailbox was damaged.', or '...both were damaged.'
She is not overly beautiful, nor ugly- just plain Jane.
Officious is a term to describe an overly picky official.
Someone who is overly concerned with their appearance would be a slave to vanity.
He was overly concerned with his image. I saw the cat's image in the mirror.
The Ambassador is known to be courteous and gracious. Did the hotel clerk seem to be overly courteous?