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Updated on: 21 Mar 2017, 21:23
Originally posted by goodyear2013 on 30 Jan 2014, 03:23.
Last edited by Kurtosis on 21 Mar 2017, 21:23, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by Kurtosis on 21 Mar 2017, 21:23, edited 2 times in total.
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The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as a person reads, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
A) contends that as a person reads, their
B) contends that as people read, their
C) is the contention that when a person reads, his or her
D) is the contention that when people read, they
E) is the contention that as people read, their
A) contends that as a person reads, their
B) contends that as people read, their
C) is the contention that when a person reads, his or her
D) is the contention that when people read, they
E) is the contention that as people read, their
OE: A person is singular, but the possessive pronoun their is plural. Thus (A) is incorrect. Spoken English commonly makes this mistake in order to get around the problem of the traditional use of his when referring to a single, anonymous person. The common written correction of this problem is to use his or her, as choice (C) does. However, in replacing contends with is the contention, choice (C) becomes needlessly wordy; moreover, as a person reads is preferable to when because the emphasis of this sentence is not the occasion of reading which when indicates, but the process of reading, which as indicates. For the first reason, (D) and (E) can also be eliminated. Choice (B), by changing person to people, fixes the pronoun problem without introducing any new problems. (B) is therefore correct.
30 Jan 2014, 03:42
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The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as a person reads, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
A- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as a person reads, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Should be his or her instead of their
B- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as people read, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Correct
C- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that when a person reads, his or her life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
When is used to refer to a specific moment but this is not the intended meaning of the original sentence
D- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that when people read, they life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Same error in C + Should be their instead of They
E- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that as people read, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Grammar OK but It's too wordy and B is more than better than this choice so eliminate it .. ( Always prefer verb over a noun phrase ( contends that vs the contention that )
A- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as a person reads, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Should be his or her instead of their
B- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism contends that as people read, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Correct
C- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that when a person reads, his or her life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
When is used to refer to a specific moment but this is not the intended meaning of the original sentence
D- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that when people read, they life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Same error in C + Should be their instead of They
E- The Reader-Response theory of literary criticism is the contention that as people read, their life experience unconsciously influences understanding of the text, and therefore, teaching specific authorial intentions will limit a reader's exploration and enjoyment of a text.
Grammar OK but It's too wordy and B is more than better than this choice so eliminate it .. ( Always prefer verb over a noun phrase ( contends that vs the contention that )
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Hello,
Two places where we have to work on, in this sentence
1) contends that vs is the contention
2) usage of correct possessive noun
For point 1), we should keep in mind the preference of usage follows the pattern V(verb) A(adjective) N(Noun), V being first preference in that order. Based on this, we have just two choices, A and B. Now, A uses incorrect possessive noun their with person(singular).
Hence, correct answer is B.
