See pages 239-41 of A Writer's Guidebook for help with pronoun reference.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 5 Pronoun reference Revise each of the following sentences to correct vague or implied pronoun reference. 1. In 1845, Lucretia Mott was arguing that women should have the right to own property, which amazed nearly everyone at that time. In 1845, Lucretia Mott was arguing that women should have the right to own property, which amazed nearly everyone at that time.   2. In 1848, Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a meeting in Seneca Falls, New York. This turned into the first women's rights convention. In 1848, Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a meeting in Seneca Falls, New York. This turned into the first women's rights convention.   3. Before the convention, Mott, Stanton, and three other women drafted a Declaration of Sentiments modeled after the Declaration of Independence, which called for eighteen rights, including the right to vote. Before the convention, Mott, Stanton, and three other women drafted a Declaration of Sentiments modeled after the Declaration of Independence, which called for eighteen rights, including the right to vote.   4. More than 300 men and women assembled in Wesleyan Chapel for the convention. Today it is part of a national park. More than 300 men and women assembled in Wesleyan Chapel for the convention. Today it is part of a national park.   5. The first women's rights convention was successful in part because they already had flourishing anti-slavery and temperance societies there. The first women's rights convention was successful in part because they already had flourishing anti-slavery and temperance societies there.   6. In the newspapers of the day it treated Mott and other suffragists with ridicule. In the newspapers of the day it treated Mott and other suffragists with ridicule.   7. Mott knew that in Lincoln's White House they would oppose slavery. Mott knew that in Lincoln's White House they would oppose slavery.   8. Mott was a famous public speaker even though she didn't seek it. Mott was a famous public speaker even though she didn't seek it.   9. American women didn't gain the right to vote until 1920. This was when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. American women didn't gain the right to vote until 1920. This was when the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.   10. Visitors to the Women's Rights National Historical Park can tour the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home, where she lived. Visitors to the Women's Rights National Historical Park can tour the Elizabeth Cady Stanton home, where she lived. Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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