ENG 1131 Lecture 1: Pronoun Use
29 Aug 2016
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A pronoun stands in for a noun or another pronoun. The noun or pronoun that the pronoun refers back to is called the pronoun"s antecedent. I. e. the antecedent occurs in the sentence or paragraph before the pronoun that replaces it: e. g. Susan (antecedent) went to the store to buy some milk but she (pronoun) had forgotten her wallet. The pronoun"s antecedent must be: clear, agree in number with the pronoun. The noun the pronoun refers back to must be clear. Pronoun clarity: ambiguous reference: pronoun may be referring to two different antecedents, broad or sweeping antecedent, no antecedent. Pronoun usually it or this--refers back to broad ideas or a number of different nouns: ex: unfortunately many young people don"t vote because they feel alienated from the system. This is a terrible problem: fix: put a noun in front of this, this indifference is .
