Tham khảo tài liệu 'english grammar workbook for dummies_6', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter 11 Choosing the Best Pronoun for a Tricky Sentence 149 Calling All Overachievers Extra Practice with Tricky Pronoun Situations Figure 11-1 A field trip report written by a teacher who doesn t use pronouns correctly shame . Here s a field trip report see Figure 11-1 written by a battle-weary teacher after a particularly bad day. Can you find ten pronoun errors that cry out for correction Circle the mistakes and give a thought to how you would fix them. Mr. Levi Martin Associate Professor English 103 Field Trip Report 1 18 12 I left school at 10 03 . with 45 freshmen all of whom were excited about our visit to Adventure Land. The day passed without incident which was a great relief to me. I sat in the Adventure Land Bar and Grille for five hours while the youngsters visited Space Camp Pirates Mountain and other attractions that are overrated but popular. The group saw me eating and said they wanted one too but I replied that everyone had their school-issued lunch. This was a disappointment and several students threw them at me. We got on one of the vans that was overdue for maintenance. The motor whirred loudly and it scared the van driver. We drove to Makoski Brake and Wheel Repairs because the driver said their expertise was what we needed. Makoski is also the only one of the many repair shops on Route 9 that take credit cards which was helpful because I had spent all my money in the Adventure Land Bar and Grille. 150 Part III The Pickier Points of Correct Verb and Pronoun Use Answers to Advanced Pronoun Problems u their. The plural pronoun both matches with the plural possessive pronoun their. b his or her. Technically you can answer his best wishes and be grammatically correct but I always opt for the more inclusive term his or her. Don t pair the plural their with the singular everyone because singular and plural don t socialize in the grammar world. B their. The plural pronoun many is a good mate for the plural possessive their. Đ their. The pronoun
