Verbal Flashcards
(3 cards)
Firefighters should always secure one’s safety gear before rushing into a fire.
CORRECT or INCORRECT?
FoV book page 23
INCORRECT
The pronoun one does not match the plural firefighters (correct pronoun is their)
The data that the auditor presented establish unequivocally that the CEO committed fraud; in fact, it is so damning that he agreed to resign and repay the money immediately.
CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
INCORRECT
Data - could be singular or plural. In this case the verb establish indicates that it is plural
The pronoun IT is incorrect to describe the data. It could be replaced by “they”.
Even if the pronoun he, doesn’t really say if it is the CEO or the auditor, it is clear that it is the CEO.
Each
Everyone, everybody, anything
Either, neither
WHAT ARE THESE?
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
They don’t need to refer to a specific noun in a sentence. Don’t need to have antecedents.
All singular.