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Zorluk: Çok zorPronoun Clarity and Reference

The following passage is an excerpt from an essay on American history.

During the late nineteenth century, civil rights activists Ida B. Wells and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper worked tirelessly to combat racial injustice. While Harper focused primarily on suffrage and education through her poetry and essays, Wells gained prominence for her investigative journalism exposing the horrors of lynching. Despite their distinct approaches, this frequently brought them into the same reform circles, where they collaborated on founding the National Association of Colored Women. Today, their combined efforts are celebrated as foundational to modern intersectional activism.

Which of the following choices is the best replacement for the underlined portion of the passage?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. their shared commitment to justiceCevap
  3. C
    which
  4. D
    it

Cevap

The correct answer is the phrase that specifies their shared commitment to justice, as it replaces the vague pronoun with a clear and grammatically precise noun phrase.
The correct option replaces the vague pronoun with a specific noun phrase. In the original sentence, the pronoun is used without a clear singular noun antecedent, referring instead to the general concept of their activism or work described in the previous sentence. Replacing it with the noun phrase provides a clear, grammatically precise subject for the verb that follows.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Analyze the underlined pronoun to determine if it has a clear, specific noun antecedent.
The pronoun has no clear singular noun antecedent in the sentence, as it refers vaguely to the overall action or approach of the activists.
A pronoun must refer clearly to a specific, singular noun antecedent rather than an entire clause or idea.
2
Evaluate the choices to find one that resolves the vague pronoun reference.
The option providing a concrete noun phrase successfully establishes a clear subject for the clause.
Replacing a vague pronoun with a specific noun phrase eliminates ambiguity and ensures grammatical clarity.
3
Check the remaining options for grammatical correctness and sentence structure.
The relative pronoun creates a sentence fragment, while the singular personal pronoun remains vague without a clear antecedent.
Options must not introduce new grammatical errors such as sentence fragments or unresolved pronoun references.

Anahtar Kavram

Pronoun Clarity and Reference
Bu soruyu puanla

Konular

Pronoun Clarity and Reference

Bu konudan daha fazla soru