Help+With+Vague+Pronouns

The Plato lesson for vague pronouns is one of the most difficult lessons in English 9A.

It should not be difficult, however.

Sometimes we just do not take a hard look at what we have written.

The "vague pronoun" problem happens when we do not check what we have written. Here is an example:

We had pancakes, hash browns, bacon, and eggs for breakfast. I liked those best.

__**Those**__ is called a __**"demonstrative**__ **pronoun"** because it is used to point out, or demonstrate, __**which one**__.

In the case of the pair of sentences above, we do not know which part of the breakfast **__those__** is meant to point out.

That is why __**those**__ is called a vague pronoun. It could be pointing out any of the btreakfast items.

Here is what you could do to fix the problem:

I liked the pancakes best. Now there is no confusion about which part of the breakfast I liked best


 * THIS, THAT, THESE, AND THOSE are the demonstrative pronouns. **
 * each one of these words needs to be connected to the thing that it is pointing out if there could be any confusion. **
 * This problem..., that student..., these scissors..., those houses.... **