{"id":826,"date":"2022-04-21T09:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=826"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:34:19","slug":"e-bb-4-identify-vague-pronoun-references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-4-identify-vague-pronoun-references\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.4 Identify vague pronoun references"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Identify vague pronoun references<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3uxscLWg\/AqgrX2noGtNFCidfOuPlIQ\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3uxscLWg&#x2F;AqgrX2noGtNFCidfOuPlIQ&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3uxscLWg&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Identify Vague Pronoun References<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>vague pronoun reference<\/strong> happens when it\u2019s <strong>unclear which noun a pronoun refers to<\/strong>. This can confuse the reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Key Points to Remember<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is a Pronoun?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> replaces a <strong>noun<\/strong> in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples: <strong>he, she, it, they, them, this, that<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcdd <em>Example:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>Alex told Sam that he was tired.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is tired? Alex or Sam?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Alex told Sam, \u201cI am tired.\u201d<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear now!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vague Pronoun Reference<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Occurs when a pronoun <strong>doesn\u2019t clearly point to a noun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usually happens with <strong>he, she, it, they, this, that, these, those<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcdd <em>Example:<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>When Sarah gave Emma her notebook, she smiled.<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who smiled? Sarah or Emma?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Sarah smiled when she gave Emma her notebook.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tips to Fix Vague Pronouns<\/strong> \u270f\ufe0f\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use the noun again<\/strong> instead of the pronoun:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>Tom told Jerry that he was late.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Tom told Jerry, \u201cTom was late.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rearrange the sentence<\/strong> to clarify:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>The teacher gave the students their homework, and they were happy.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>The students were happy when the teacher gave them their homework.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Be specific with pronouns<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>It was fun to watch the movie.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Watching the movie was fun.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Common Vague Pronouns<\/strong> \u26a0\ufe0f\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It<\/strong> \u2013 What does \u201cit\u201d refer to?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This\/That<\/strong> \u2013 Which thing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They\/Them<\/strong> \u2013 Which people?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>He\/She<\/strong> \u2013 Which person?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Practice Example<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>Maria gave Anna her book because she finished it.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>Maria gave Anna her book because Maria finished it.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Remember:<\/strong><br>A <strong>good pronoun reference makes your writing clear and easy to understand<\/strong>. Always ask:<br><strong>\u201cWho or what is this pronoun referring to?\u201d<\/strong> \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98527\/074\/603\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-215.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-215.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-215-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-215-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98527\/479\/886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-221.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-221.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-221-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-221-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify vague pronoun references Design by Delta publications Key Notes : Identify Vague Pronoun References A vague pronoun reference happens when it\u2019s unclear which noun a pronoun refers to. This can confuse the reader. Key Points to Remember \ud83d\udca1 Remember:A good pronoun reference makes your writing clear and easy to understand. Always ask:\u201cWho or what<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-4-identify-vague-pronoun-references\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- BB.4 Identify vague pronoun references&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-826","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22111,"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/826\/revisions\/22111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}