Clarifying Remote Pronouns
Directions:
Identify the sentences below as clear or unclear by using the following code:
C clear U unclear
Example:
_U_ My cousin, who keeps track of fashion trends, says they are wearing shorter skirts this fall.
________ 1. As always, if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
________ 2. When little Miss Muffet ate her curds, she was eating something similar to cottage cheese.
________ 3. Maureen uses a memory typewriter-printer, a computer, a laser printer, and a multiple-function telephone, which has created some confusion.
________ 4. Doreen is using a toothbrush to clean the grout between the bathroom tiles, but it is old.
________ 5. Bees collect nectar and use it as food.
________ 6. Harry and Rich will always remember his birthday celebration.
________ 7. If the coiled wire inside a regular light bulb were spread out, it would be about two feet long.
________ 8. Victor’s mother wants him to go into nursing, but he doesn’t want to become one.
________ 9. Tailors recommend that suit pants for men be just long enough so that their socks don’t show when they walk.
________ 10. A quarter-pound burger weighs less than a quarter pound after it has been cooked.