- Describe any differences you notice between examples 5a and 6a.
D. Now consider examples 7-9 and answer the questions that follow.
- They entered the beauty salon and had their hair done.
- They're flying south for the winter early this year.
- They won't graduate in four years if they keep up like that.
- None of the examples in 7-9 provides a noun phrase "antecedent" for the
pronoun they. Can you guess what the reference of they might be in each
case?
- None of the examples in 7-9 provides a noun phrase "antecedent" for the
- What kind of information did you rely on to make your guesses in question
D- l? - Does the kind of information you used in question D-2 play a role in
helping to identify the reference of the pronoun they in example l? Discuss.