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13 Oct 2020, 08:50
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Q. 1. A careful analysis of the students' test scores reveals that some of them must have cheated.
What's wrong in this statement?
As per Manhattan book, following is right:
A careful analysis of the students' test scores reveals that some students must have cheated.
In the given sentence, "them" refers to test scores, because:
1. test score is closer to them in the sentence
2. students' is passive, so "them" cannot be referred to students
My version of the question:
Q. 2. A careful analysis of the test scores of students reveals that some of them must have cheated.
What's wrong in this statement? Is the statement correct?
Now, since "them" is closer to students, does it refer to "students" in this sentence? Please help understand this.
What's wrong in this statement?
As per Manhattan book, following is right:
A careful analysis of the students' test scores reveals that some students must have cheated.
In the given sentence, "them" refers to test scores, because:
1. test score is closer to them in the sentence
2. students' is passive, so "them" cannot be referred to students
My version of the question:
Q. 2. A careful analysis of the test scores of students reveals that some of them must have cheated.
What's wrong in this statement? Is the statement correct?
Now, since "them" is closer to students, does it refer to "students" in this sentence? Please help understand this.
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13 Oct 2020, 22:31
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Hi PANKAJ0901, this sentence looks ok to me. While the pronoun them is technically ambiguous (them could refer to both scores and students), pronoun ambiguity should generally not be a reason to eliminate an answer choice.
p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses Pronoun ambiguity, its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
13 Oct 2020, 23:13
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Thanks for the explanation. I have PM'ed my email id.
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