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Tham khảo tài liệu 'the complete idiot guide part 15', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter 9 Reaching on Agreement Matching Sentence Parts 123 Strictly Speaking Many people now use the plural personal pronoun the r rather than the singular personal pronouns h s and her with the singular indefinite pronouns everyone and everybody as in Everyone take out their pepper spray. Purists still sneer at this usage so agree to disagree at your own peril. 3. Use a plural pronoun when the antecedents are joined by and. This is true even if the antecedents are singular. Toody and Muldoon maintain their svelte figures by eating bean sprouts rather than donuts. Because the two singular antecedents Toody and Muldoon are joined by and use the plural pronoun their. 4. Antecedents joined by or nor or correlative conjunctions such as either or neither nor agree with the antecedent closer to the pronoun. Neither Toody nor the other officers eat their jelly donuts on duty. Use the plural pronoun their to agree with the plural antecedent officers. Neither the other officers nor Toody eats his donuts on duty. Use the singular pronoun his to agree with the singular antecedent Toody. Notice that the verb eats must also match. 5. Be sure that the pronoun refers directly to the noun. Confusion occurs when the pronoun can refer to more than one antecedent. If you end up with this mishmash rewrite the sentence. Confusing Raul saw an ad in last week s newspaper but he can t seem to find it. What is it that Raul can t find the ad or the newspaper Correct Raul can t find the ad he saw in last week s newspaper. 6. Avoid sexist language. Traditionally the pronouns he and his were used to refer to both men and women. Not any more. The current correct usage is he and she or she and he. Error An employee should turn in his timesheet every Friday. Correct An employee should turn in his or her timesheet every Friday. If the pronoun pairing necessary to avoid sexist language is cumbersome and you better believe that it will be try these options Recast the sentence into third person they
