open letter to andrea lunsford 3

[Baker, John]

        Yes, _his_ is marked because it is italicized in the original.  "His," "her," "she," "his," "she" "him," "he," and "her" all have possessive antecedents.

John Baker


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From: Laurence Horn [mailto:laurence.horn at YALE.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: open letter to andrea lunsford 3


At 3:26 PM -0400 6/12/03, Baker, John wrote:
>         From Chapter 11 of Pride and Prejudice (Bartleby edition):
>
>         >>Miss Bingley's attention was quite as much engaged in
>watching Mr. Darcy's progress through _his_ book, as in reading her
>own; and she was perpetually either making some inquiry, or looking
>at his page. She could not win him, however, to any conversation; he
>merely answered her question and read on. <<
>

indeed, not just for the _his_ but for the _her_/_she_ (anteceded by
"Miss Bingley's attention")

larry