Jack lost his its their( his, its, their ) cell phone. 傑克遺失了他的手機。
Brian rode his he him himself( his, he, him, himself ) motorcycle to school. 布萊恩騎著摩托車上學。
The twins ran home from school because they them their theirs( they, them, their, theirs ) knew their them they theirs( their, them, they, theirs ) grandpa would have gifts for them they their theirs( them, they, their, theirs ). 這對雙胞胎從學校跑回家，因為他們知道他們的爺爺會有禮物給他們。
代名詞 (pronoun)只能指涉一個名詞或一個複合名詞，而且只能代替一個名詞。如果有兩個或兩個以上的名詞之後出現一個代名詞(pronoun)，讀者會不清楚該代名詞所指為何? 這種錯誤我們稱之為 faulty pronoun reference 或 vague pronoun reference.
請問下面哪一個句子沒有這種問題？
After putting the disk in the cabinet, Mary sold it.
Take the radio out of the car and fix it.
The supervisors complimented the workers on receiving a bonus.
They 和 it 如果沒有確定的先行詞，則不應該使用，因為讀者不知 they 或 it 所指為何。
以這個觀點來看，下面哪一個句子是錯的？
The witness called the television station, but they didn't answer.
The witness called the television station, but the reporters didn't answer.
The witness called the television reporters, but they didn't answer
下面哪一個句子的代名詞缺少在人稱和數量上相對應的先行詞？
Although Ms. Smith was wealthy, she made poor use of it.
Although Ms. Smith was wealthy, she made poor use of her money.
Although Ms. Smith had a lot of money, she made poor use of it.
Dolphins are warm-blooded；that is, its their whose of which( its, their, whose, of which ) body temperature always stays the same. 海豚是溫血動物，也就是說，他們的體溫經常是維持恆定的。
No person may enter the hall unless you get he gets one person gets( you get, he gets, one person gets ) permission.
The scientist is busy with its his their( its, his, their ) research about how some animals can learn a language.
Ken gave me some flowers. Aren't they beautiful?
這裡的 they 指的是？
Ken
me
flowers
