Question

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The following text contains an unclear pronoun. Explain why the sentences aren’t clear. Then rewrite the sentences to correct the unclear pronoun.

Michelle ran into Mrs. Jones on the street. She was returning from the library.

Answer 1

The sentences are unclear since the pronoun “she” can refer either to “Michelle” or “Mrs. Jones”.  

The correct sentence to avoid confusion with the pronoun could be:

“Michelle, who was returning from the library, ran into Mrs. Jones on the street."

In this case, we added a nonrestrictive clause that provides additional information to the main sentence (“who was returning from the library”).