WRI203H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Eiffel Tower, Verbosity, Adverb
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Pronouns provide a persistent sot spot in weak wriing. Profusions of pronouns usually hang out in a bunch. Pronouns are abstract not general; it causes confusion if used too much. If you want to introduce mystery, use pronouns. When i say i , i = rabul . It"s not completely unclear with it but much clearer without it. Jill told jack she wanted to take him to new york because, aside from toronto and mississauga, it was her favorite city. Jill told jack she wanted to take him to new york because, aside from toronto and. Two purposes for repeaing new york: the repeiion avoids the abstracion of it and. 2. sentence: new york is jill"s favorite city. The repeiion reinforces the key idea of the. Oten used when the reader knows who the noun is. The noun does something for you; produces an image. Antecedent: the noun or the name that the pronoun replaces.