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The corporation's regulations require that managers order a discharged employee to clean out their desk immediately and turn in all company identification.
A) managers order a discharged employee to clean out their desk
B) a manager order discharged employees to clean out their desks
C) managers order discharged employees that they should clean out their desks
D) managers order a discharged employee that they should clean out their desks
E) a manager order discharged employees to clean out his desk
23 Feb 2022, 01:19
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I think B should be the answer.
(A) The pronoun their can only refer back to the plural noun managers but that would convey an illogical meaning that managers are getting their own desks cleaned by the discharged employees. Very sadistic if true. Eliminate A.
(B) Perfect!! Over here the pronoun their correctly refers back to the plural noun discharged employees and conveys a logical meaning that a manager must order discharged employees to clean their own desks.
(C) The pronouns they and their have ambiguous references as both managers and discharged employees are plural nouns. Also the terms "order" and "should" cannot co-exist in the same sentence. Order is non-negotiable while should is more of a recommendation. Eliminate C.
(D) Subject verb disagreement. The pronouns they and their should ideally tie back to the discharged employee but because the noun discharged employee is singular, the correct set of pronouns should be he/she and his/her. Also commits the same mistake of using "order" and "should" together as in C. Eliminate D.
(E) Same mistake as in A
Eliminate E.
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(A) The pronoun their can only refer back to the plural noun managers but that would convey an illogical meaning that managers are getting their own desks cleaned by the discharged employees. Very sadistic if true. Eliminate A.
(B) Perfect!! Over here the pronoun their correctly refers back to the plural noun discharged employees and conveys a logical meaning that a manager must order discharged employees to clean their own desks.
(C) The pronouns they and their have ambiguous references as both managers and discharged employees are plural nouns. Also the terms "order" and "should" cannot co-exist in the same sentence. Order is non-negotiable while should is more of a recommendation. Eliminate C.
(D) Subject verb disagreement. The pronouns they and their should ideally tie back to the discharged employee but because the noun discharged employee is singular, the correct set of pronouns should be he/she and his/her. Also commits the same mistake of using "order" and "should" together as in C. Eliminate D.
(E) Same mistake as in A
Eliminate E.Posted from my mobile device
