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The “it” should stand out as a red flag. Doesn’t mean the “it” is always wrong, but it does mean it is under
suspicion. We have a Pronoun Ambiguity problem.
(A) is “for most” idiomatically correct? Sure. Check it with your own expression, such as: for
most of my life... That works.
(B) is “now that” idiomatically correct? Sure. Again, plug those words into your own expression.
Now that I have graduated.... That works.
(C) “increasingly” is an adverb. Is it modifying a verb? Yes. Are becoming available. How available?
Increasingly.
(D) “it.” What the heck is it? The iPad, the Kindle, the use of paper? I don’t know, so we have an
ambiguity error.
Revised sentence:
For most of the twentieth century, people have
A
used paper uneconomically, but now that technology
B
like the iPad and Kindle are becoming
increasingly available, environmentalists
C their habits Pronoun Ambiguity
are urging people to change it. No error
D E
Correct Answer: (D)
- For most of the twentieth century, people have
A
used paper uneconomically, but now that technology
B
like the iPad and Kindle are becoming
increasingly available, environmentalists
C
are urging people to change it. No error
D E
Revised sentence:
Some theologians studying the life of Jesus
A
have become increasingly interested in the relationship
B C him Pronoun Case
between his disciples and he. No error
D E
Correct Answer: (D)