Pronouns

Pronouns

1.

• When choosing pronouns, consider the preceding and following sentences or the context of the preceding and following sentences to maintain consistency.

• Generally, the same person should not be changed within a paragraph. Changing the person is a sign of paragraph division.

• Pronouns, tenses, and singular/plural forms should be consistent with the context.

2.

• This/that/these/those cannot be used alone to refer to nouns.

They can be used with this/that/these/those + a noun.

It, they can be used alone.

- When a demonstrative pronoun is used with a noun, there must be a corresponding noun in the previous text: this/that/... + noun.

- When a pronoun is used alone, there must be a corresponding noun in the previous text: it/they.

3.

• Nouns take precedence over pronouns: Pronouns become incorrect if the reference is unclear and should be replaced with specific nouns.

• It can function as a formal subject without a corresponding noun in the previous text.

- it takes me two hours to do....

Fixed phrases:

- it is important that....

- it is good to ....

4.

In pronoun questions, the shortest option is not necessarily correct. It is better to create a new noun to ensure specificity.

5. Specificity or Conciseness Priority:

When comparing several options, if there is new information, prioritize specificity. If there is no new information, prioritize conciseness (including avoiding repetition).

• Pronouns are always in the objective case after prepositions, regardless of whether they function as the subject or object of the sentence.

• For example: most of them, most of us