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 6 Pronoun reference Edit the following paragraph to correct instances of vague or implied pronoun reference. Tom Peters and Bob Waterman's 1982 book, In Search of Excellence, sold more than four million copies; in it, they tried to explain what successful American corporations were doing right. Peters and Waterman thought that companies should create a sense of corporate identity in which workers felt that they mattered. The authors also reasoned that increased worker autonomy would make them more productive, and they cited evidence to back this up. In Search of Excellence made a case against diversification at a time when companies believed that to diversify was to insure themselves against bad years. That had a far-reaching effect on corporate organization in the United States; which also made celebrities out of its authors. 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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