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Writing (002)
 
Purpose, Audience, Organization, and Development
 
Understand Problems in Sentence Formation
 
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Pronouns
Adverbs and Adjectives
Words that Sound Alike
Common Spelling Errors
Capitalization
Punctuation
Missing or Misplaced Apostrophes
 
Practice Writing Tests
 
Essay Assignment
 

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Understand Conventions of Standard Written English Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics

Identify and Edit Errors in the Standard Use of Pronouns

Using pronouns correctly is dependent upon the establishment of a clear relationship with its antecedent. The sentence shown below needs improvement because the relationship is not clear.

When a student attends class regularly, you will pass the course.

Notice that the second-person pronoun "you" has a vague relationship with the third-person noun "student." The sentence can be corrected by either of the following.

When you attend class regularly, you will pass the course.

When a student attends class regularly, he will pass the course.

The sentence below contains an inappropriate pronoun shift.

After the player finished the race, they celebrated.

Notice that the noun "player" is singular and the pronoun "they" is plural. This makes the meaning of the sentence unclear. Perhaps the intended meaning was one of the following:

After the player finished the race, he celebrated.

After the player finished the race, his team celebrated.