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EN111. Lessons of writing for Bay Mills Community College students Chapter 19: Pronoun problems Reference, Agreement and Shift in Point of View. AGREEMENT, as we already know, is about singulars, plurals and – pc…. INCORRECT IN Standard Written American English

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  1. EN111 Lessons of writing for Bay Mills Community College students Chapter 19: Pronoun problems Reference, Agreement and Shift in Point of View

  2. AGREEMENT, as we already know, is about singulars, plurals and – pc… INCORRECT IN Standard Written American English • Everybody has their goals in life. • Everybody has his goals in life. • Everybody has her goals in life. CORRECT: Everybody has goals in life. Everybody has his or her goals in life. I. Melis BMCC Winter, 2010

  3. Pronoun agreement requires good sense of non-biased and non-exclusive language use • USE IT WITH MODERATION A well-kept horse needs to have his or her feed time at regular intervals. (No PC for animals!) A student must see his or her advisor before registration. (Can you just say “an advisor”?) A nurse can lose her certification for minor violations. (Don’t exclude those brave men!) Professors and their wives are cordially invited to attend the reception. (This is VERY BAD!) I. Melis BMCC Winter 2010

  4. Pronoun REFERENCE problems: Your reader should always know the persons, things or ideas behind your pronouns– Find the ANTECEDENT • They are repairing the road. The road is being repaired. The city workers are repairing the road. • Jane told her mother that she needs a new car. “I need a new car,” Jane told her mother. Jane needed a new car, and she talked about it with her mother. • The car hit the fence. There was no personal injury, but it was badly damaged. The car hit the fence. There was no personal injury, but the vehicle was badly damaged. • The kids ate the last cupcakes and began to play videogames. This was very annoying. The noise from their game was very annoying. Or: It was very annoying that they did not leave at least one cupcake for their little sister. I. Melis BMCC Winter 2010

  5. SHIFT IN POINT OF VIEW Mixing the “I” with the “you” and the “one” is not a good idea! One has to face many challenges in college, and you don’t always know what to do. I like to see my advisor often because one never knows what are the best classes we need to take. I. Melis BMCC Winter, 2010

  6. SHIFT IN POINT OF VIEW • THE “ I,” THE “YOU,” AND THE “ONE” Your choice of voice: I face many challenges in college, and I don’t always know what to do. Therefore, I like to see my advisor often because I need help with choosing the classes I need to take. You face many challenges in college, and you don’t always know what to do. Therefore, you should see your advisor often because you need help with choosing the classes you need to take. A student faces many challenges in college, and one doesn’t always know what to do. Therefore, a person should see an advisor often because one needs help with choosing the classes oneneeds to take. I. Melis BMCC Winter, 2010

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