Language can change culture by naming things in ways that alter understandings

A persuasive speech that claims that Amelia Earhart was a spy

would be dealing with a proposition of A. fact. B. value. C. policy. D. evaluation. E. motivation.

Words like he, his, she, her, its, who, whom are pronouns. As “noun substitutes,” they add variety to their “alter-ego nouns.” In the following sentences, please identify each pronoun and tell us (if it is apparent) the pronoun’s antecedent (the noun that precedes it somewhere and to which the pronoun refers.)

a. Brenda announced that she will run for president.

b. It was she who solved the puzzle.

c. Both the accountant and the chief financial officer understood the problem and the potential solution, but only he was able to explain it properly to the media.

d. This is the book that was stolen. e. This book is not my favorite.