Re: Re: PSAT Glitch
Steve Boatti
Ittaob at AOL.COM
Wed May 14 20:33:39 UTC 2003
In a message dated 5/14/03 12:03:58 PM, dave at wilton.net writes:
> It helps to isolate the problem by eliminating the parts of the sentence
> that are not relevant to the question at hand. Recast the sentence as:
>
> "Toni Morrison's genius enables her to write well."
>
Better yet, since the possessive "Toni Morrison's" is the logical and
grammatical equivalent of "of Toni Morrison," recast the sentence as "The
genius of Toni Morrison enables her to write well." Now it is clear that
"her" is perfectly unambiguous and acceptable.
Steve Boatti
sjb72 at columbia.edu
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