Clear Reference Ch.7 (GT7)

Question 1

Pronoun and Their Antecedents

Answer 1

A pronoun should refer clearly to its antecedent

Question 2

Ambiguous Reference

Answer 2

occur when any one of two or more words could be a pronoun’s antecedent

Question 3

General Reference

Answer 3

Is the use of a pronoun that refers to a general idea rather than to a specific antecedent

Question 4

Weak Reference

Answer 4

occurs when a pronoun refers to an antecedent that has been suggested but not expressed

Question 5

Indefinite Reference

Answer 5

the use of a pronoun that refers to no particular person or thing and that is unnecessary to the meaning and structure of a sentence