English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 3

Rewrite each of the following sentences to make the vague pronoun reference clear. Add, change, or omit words as necessary.

EXAMPLE

Our cat was friends with our hamster until he bit him.

Until the cat bit the hamster, the two Were friends.

1. Maria's mother let her wear her new earrings to school.

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2. When I asked why I failed my driver's test, he said I drove too slowly.

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3. Dad ordered my brother to paint the garage because he didn't want to do it.

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4. Herb dropped his psychology courses because he thought they assigned too much reading.

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5. I love Parmesan cheese on veal, but it does not always digest well.

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Pronoun Reference (474)

Note: Wording of answers here may vary.

1.?Maria’s mother said, “You may wear my new earrings to school.”

??Or: Maria got permission to wear her mother’s new earrings to school.