Clarifying Remote Pronouns Answers

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.

_C_ 1. As always, if an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

_C_ 2. When little Miss Muffet ate her curds, she was eating something similar to cottage cheese.

_U_ 3. Maureen uses a memory typewriter-printer, a computer, a laser printer, and a multiple-function telephone, which has created some confusion.

_U_ 4. Doreen is using a toothbrush to clean the grout between the bathroom tiles, but it is old.

_C_ 5. Bees collect nectar and use it as food.

_U_ 6. Harry and Rich will always remember his birthday celebration.

_C_ 7. If the coiled wire inside a regular light bulb were spread out, it would be about two feet long.

_U_ 8. Victor’s mother wants him to go into nursing, but he doesn’t want to become one.

_C_ 9. Tailors recommend that suit pants for men be just long enough so that their socks don’t show when they walk.

_C_ 10. A quarter-pound burger weighs less than a quarter pound after it has been cooked.

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