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Read the following sentence from a draft of an argumentative essay:

"Los ciudadanos deben exigir más a sus políticos porque su falta de responsabilidad es inaceptable."

Which of the following best describes the primary issue with pronominal cohesion in this sentence?

  1. The possessive adjective "su" creates an ambiguous reference because it is unclear whether the lack of responsibility belongs to the citizens or the politicians.Cevap
  2. B
    The sentence lacks a logical transition word to connect the main clause to the dependent clause.
  3. C
    There is an agreement error because the feminine noun "responsabilidad" is modified by a masculine adjective.
  4. D
    The verb "es" should be conjugated in the subjunctive mood because the sentence expresses an opinion.

Cevap

The possessive adjective "su" creates an ambiguous reference because it is unclear whether it refers to the citizens or the politicians.
The sentence suffers from poor cohesion because the possessive adjective 'su' (their) points back to two possible plural antecedents: 'los ciudadanos' (the citizens) or 'sus políticos' (their politicians). A reader cannot be certain whose lack of responsibility is being criticized.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Analyze the pronouns and possessive adjectives used in the sentence.
The sentence uses the possessive adjectives 'sus' (referring to the citizens' politicians) and 'su' (referring to someone's lack of responsibility).
Identifying cohesive devices is the first step in evaluating pronominal cohesion.
2
Identify possible antecedents for the second possessive adjective, 'su'.
Both 'los ciudadanos' (the citizens) and 'políticos' (politicians) are third-person plural nouns mentioned before 'su'.
Pronouns and possessive adjectives must refer back to a clear, previously mentioned noun (the antecedent).
3
Evaluate the clarity of the anaphoric reference.
Because 'su' can mean 'their' and there are two different 'their' groups in the sentence, it is impossible to know definitively whose lack of responsibility is unacceptable.
Clear anaphoric reference requires a single, unambiguous antecedent to maintain cohesion and meaning.

Anahtar Kavram

Ambiguity in Spanish third-person possessive adjectives ('su', 'sus') and the need for precise anaphoric reference to maintain clarity.

İpuçları

1
Look closely at the possessive adjectives in the sentence, particularly in the second half.
2
Find the word 'su'. What noun does this possessive adjective refer back to?
3
Notice that there are two groups of people mentioned earlier in the sentence ('ciudadanos' and 'políticos'). Which one does 'su' belong to?

Daha Fazla Pratik

Review how to use prepositional phrases (de + pronoun/noun) to clarify ambiguous third-person possessives.

Alternatif Yöntem

To fix this ambiguity, a writer should replace the ambiguous 'su' with a more specific prepositional phrase. For example: '...porque la falta de responsabilidad de los políticos es inaceptable' or '...porque la falta de responsabilidad de ellos es inaceptable.'
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