Pronoun/Antecedent Usage I Flashcards

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A. The linguist who works with graduate students in Building 20 is he.
B. Some of the graduate students in Building 20 are working on his/her PhDs.
C. Chomsky’s “gaggle of grad students” revolutionized linguistics through their analysis of “deep structure.”
D. Brainstorming in groups and working with a coauthor forces people to develop their positions, and doing that can be difficult.

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A. The linguist who works with graduate students in Building 20 is he.

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A. Carol loved Noam quite a bit more than him.
B. Are there any more of the students available to complete their research?
C. Steve Jobs moved the coffee bar, gift shop, cafeteria, and mailboxes to the lobby, but it was the last to be moved.
D. Building 20 housed more graduate students than they.

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B. Are there any more of the students available to complete their research?

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A. Every one of the musicals evaluated was chosen for its popularity not its quality.
B. Neither M.I.T. nor Pixar had previously used collective brainstorming to increase their productivity.
C. 65 female undergraduates were divided up into teams of five, but each team had to make up her mind.
D. Networks with an average quantity of social cohesion produced this, and they cannot be blamed for it.

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A. Every one of the musicals evaluated was chosen for its popularity not its quality.

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A. Each ballet dancer goes back to their home after practice.
B. Linda, a mother and banker, buys their tickets online.
C. Their own stories, according to the dancers, are not often shared publicly.
D. Mr. Joe Bubble and Mrs. Karen Bubble return home to her respective sea anemone.

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C. Their own stories, according to the dancers, are not often shared publicly.

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