Practice with Vague Pronouns

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Vague pronoun example:

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Kelly dropped the glass goblet onto the glass table and it shattered.

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Identify the sentence with a vague pronoun:

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I know this is the correct answer because it says so in the book.

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Vague pronoun example:

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Mom gave Lauren her dinner.

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Correct the vague pronoun: Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone.

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Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call.

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Fix the vague pronoun issue: Keagan's paper showed little revision between drafts. It lowered his grade.

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Keagan's paper showed little revision between drafts, and this lack of effort lowered his grade.

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Fix the vague pronoun: The supervisors told the workers that they would get a bonus.

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The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus.