Pronoun Shifts and Vague Pronouns

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Is the highlighted pronoun reflexive or intensive? My aunt made herself some lunch.

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Reflexive

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Avoiding pronoun shift:

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Did your state senator read the entire bill before he voted for it?

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Avoiding pronoun shift:

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News correspondents may not enjoy the long hours of the job, but they get the satisfaction of bringing groundbreaking stories to the public.

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Avoiding pronoun shift: A jury member has the responsibility of determining a person's innocence or guilt; so, ...

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he or she must carefully consider the evidence.

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Sentence avoiding pronoun shift:

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Painters often have extra paints and brushes on hand in their studio.

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______ dyed his hair purple for Halloween.

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He

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Everyone in class read the document except ______.

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him

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The yearbook editor and ______ want to schedule a photo shoot for all the club members.

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I

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Complete the sentence: You may not remember that incident, but father and ______ do.

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I

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Vague pronoun error example:

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Armand visited George after his graduation ceremony.