Identify what is wrong with each italicized pronoun reference. If the driver hits another car in a moving violation, the cost of your insurance will go up. indefinite pronoun ambiguous reference no specific antecedent

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Fletcher Mcbride

27 August, 13:11

Identify what is wrong with each italicized pronoun reference. If the driver hits another car in a moving violation, the cost of your insurance will go up. indefinite pronoun ambiguous reference no specific antecedent

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Natalie Miranda · Answer 1

The useage of the pronoun is wrong "your"

Kareem Arellano · Answer 2

The best answer as to what is wrong with the pronoun is:

C) no specific antecedent

Explanation:

In the sentence "If the driver hits another car in a moving violation, the cost of your insurance will go up," the pronoun "your" is incorrectly used. It has no specific antecedent, or a missing antecedent. As we know, pronouns are supposed to replace nouns in a sentence, and their antecedent should always be clear - except for the indefinite pronouns, such as anyone or something. In this sentence, there is no mention to a second-person pronoun to which the possessive "your" could refer. Thus, is has no specific antecedent.

Note: an ambiguous pronoun is one that has two or more possible antecedents, which makes the sentence unclear.