Identifying Vague Pronouns

Identifying

Vague Pronouns

Unit 5: Vague Pronouns

Pronouns Review

Pronouns are the words that you substitute for other nouns when your reader already knows which nouns you are referring to.

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Many pronouns have genders or represent singular/plural nouns.

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Examples: he, his, him, it, they, ​them, their, my, I, we, our, your

Unit 5: Vague Pronouns

Pronouns Flocabulary Video

Multiple Choice

Which word does the red pronoun refer to?

• story

• I

• what

• read

Multiple Choice

Which word does the red pronoun refer to?

• Marcia

• I

• me

• said

Multiple Choice

Which word does the red pronoun refer to?

• leaves

• tree

• this

• pretty

Vague Pronouns

If it's unclear which noun a pronoun refers to, the pronoun is vague.

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Vague means ​of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear meaning.

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Some writers attempt to solve this problem by repeating words, but the best solution is to phrase ideas to avoid vague pronouns and repetition.

Unit 5: Vague Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Is the red pronoun...

• vague

• clear

Multiple Choice

Is the red pronoun...

• vague

• clear

Multiple Choice

Is the red pronoun...

• vague

• clear

Multiple Choice

Is the red pronoun...

• vague

• clear

Multiple Choice

Is the red pronoun...

• vague

• clear