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The pronoun that is too far away from its antecedent to be clear. It could refer to the paper,
or to the meeting. A better sentence is: Bring the paper that discusses the detention policy with
you to the meeting tomorrow.

Example: They always talk about the dangers of global warming.

This common pronoun error is also known as an expletive: they is useless, because it appears
to refer to no one. If the writer has that information, he or she can revise the sentence to
be more precise: The newspaper frequently has articles about the dangers of global warming.
If there is truly no they, the sentence should be revised by eliminating it: There is much talk
about the dangers of global warming.

MORE EXAMPLES PRONOUN USAGE
Incorrect: Both Fellini and Bergman edited his movie.
Correct: Both Fellini and Berman edited Bergman’s movie.

Incorrect: Leave all ingredients out of the recipes that do not belong in a healthy
diet.
Correct: Leave all ingredients that do not belong in a healthy diet out of the
recipes.

Incorrect: They banned parking in their lot so the snowplows could do their job.
Correct: The owners of the parking lot banned parking in their lot so the
snowplows could do their job.

Incorrect: The Civil



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