Unit Test 3: Section A
More Practice
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(Directions: Correct the following sentences for errors in
pronoun reference. Circle each instance
of vague pronoun reference and then correct it.
Be alert to misuse of this, it, they, and you.
1) While working in Garberville for a week, Pam learned not to ask too many questions of her employer. After all, it said on the poster that a "manucurist was needed."
2) After a long disagreement, Paul took his wife to a movie and then out to dinner, which included a bottle of wine, appetizers, and snails. Unbelievably enough, this ended their fight.
3) My doctor tells me that it's not a good idea to have eggs hollandaise because of the raw eggs. You can get sick.
4) Using a computer too much can cause a disconnection from reality. They say that such a habit also makes people depressed.
5) When fishing, Maria likes to have cold drinks and sandwiches. She says you just never know when something to eat and drink comes in handy.
6) It said on the news last night that aliens will be arriving any day.
7) When Calpine threatened to come
to
8) In