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13 Jul 2015, 10:44
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Critical-thinking instruction is predicted on two assumptions: that there are clearly
identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply
appropriately, and that if students recognize and apply these skills, they will become more effective
thinkers.
This is the correct version.
However, I thought that "they" is ambiguous, since it technically could refer to "skills" and "students".
Can somebody please explain why this sentence is correct?
identifiable thinking skills that students can be taught to recognize and apply
appropriately, and that if students recognize and apply these skills, they will become more effective
thinkers.
This is the correct version.
However, I thought that "they" is ambiguous, since it technically could refer to "skills" and "students".
Can somebody please explain why this sentence is correct?
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13 Jul 2015, 23:49
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Ambiguity is present when -
1. the pronoun possibly refers to two or more nouns
2. Most importantly, whenever two or more nouns fit, the meaning of the sentence is also ambiguous.
Here, if "they" refers to skills, the meaning of the sentence is absurd: skills will become more effective thinkers. Therefore, obviously, "they" has to refer to students.
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