{"id":754,"date":"2022-04-21T13:04:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2025-11-29T04:15:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T04:15:40","slug":"e-z-7-identify-vague-pronoun-references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-7-identify-vague-pronoun-references\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Z.7 Identify vague pronoun references"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify vague pronoun references<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-4d4696560822e7cb72ec4be90d4370b1\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4aff134c26b00c941293370ad3db3fba\" style=\"color:#045415\">\ud83c\udf1f Identify Vague Pronoun References \ud83c\udf1f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9a3d716b393961e59ca931a0ebd3b1f2\" style=\"color:#000060\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is a Pronoun?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>takes the place of a noun<\/strong>.<br>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udfeb He, she, it, they, them, his, her, its, their<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-b486ee8f26daf3a51bbbc16f021df165\" style=\"color:#000060\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 What is a Vague Pronoun Reference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>vague pronoun reference<\/strong> happens when a pronoun <strong>doesn\u2019t clearly refer to a specific noun<\/strong>.<br>\u274c This confuses the reader!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cSara told Mia that she was tired.\u201d<br>\u2753 Who is tired \u2014 Sara or Mia?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Corrected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cSara told Mia, \u2018I am tired.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cSara told Mia that Mia was tired.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5c2e3adca5cbc150cdaebd93b51c4b2e\" style=\"color:#000060\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 How to Identify Vague Pronouns \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who or what does the pronoun refer to?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it clear from the sentence?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the answer is <strong>not clear<\/strong>, it\u2019s a <strong>vague pronoun reference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-d50f0815803351825c88437a00127ac6\" style=\"color:#000060\">4\ufe0f\u20e3 Common Problem Pronouns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>He, she, it, they, them, his, her, its, their, this, that, these, those<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cJack hit Tom, and he ran away.\u201d<br>\u2753 Who ran away \u2014 Jack or Tom?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Corrected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cJack hit Tom, and Tom ran away.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2f0b5c83c19a108199d4a62a998b6323\" style=\"color:#000060\">5\ufe0f\u20e3 Tips to Fix Vague Pronouns \u2728<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replace the pronoun with the noun:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c \u201cJohn and Peter went to the park. He was happy.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 \u201cJohn and Peter went to the park. John was happy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rearrange the sentence<\/strong> to clarify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c \u201cLisa gave Anna her book because she was done.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 \u201cLisa gave Anna her book because Lisa was done.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add context<\/strong> if needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c \u201cThe dog chased the cat, but it got away.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 \u201cThe dog chased the cat, but the cat got away.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-351aa3bbcd656df5ba92e5b7caf3a6ab\" style=\"color:#000060\">6\ufe0f\u20e3 Quick Rules to Remember \u2705<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every pronoun should have <strong>one clear noun<\/strong> it refers to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid using pronouns like <strong>this, that, it, they<\/strong> without context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always <strong>read your sentence twice<\/strong> to see if the meaning is clear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ee8fc4fb06b5bcf4d2c9a761004b7ab3\" style=\"color:#000060\">7\ufe0f\u20e3 Fun Tip \ud83c\udf08<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of pronouns as <strong>pointers<\/strong> \ud83d\udc46:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your pointer points to <strong>more than one thing<\/strong>, the reader will get confused!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-943776b992608a8594d02d279e0c77a5\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78953\/742\/834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-49.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-49.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-49-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-49-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/79240\/559\/800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-63.png 500w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-63-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-63-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify vague pronoun references Key Notes: \ud83c\udf1f Identify Vague Pronoun References \ud83c\udf1f 1\ufe0f\u20e3 What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.Examples: 2\ufe0f\u20e3 What is a Vague Pronoun Reference? A vague pronoun reference happens when a pronoun doesn\u2019t clearly refer to a specific noun.\u274c This confuses the reader!<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-7-identify-vague-pronoun-references\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- Z.7 Identify vague pronoun references&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-754","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=754"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18428,"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/754\/revisions\/18428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/10thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}