A student comes to you with these sentences?

Question

A student comes to you with these sentences. The student has no idea why they are wrong except that his or her teacher said that each sentence has problem with pronouns. Look over each of these sentences. Tell the student what is wrong and explain how he or she should fix the problem.



After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that they have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.



My lawn service company owes me $50 because he destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower.

After studying for 32 hours straight, Courtney and me passed out in the middle of the test.

Answer 1

1) "they have" should be either "he has" or "she has" (person is singular and pronoun cannot be plural)
2) "he" should be "it" (referring to company)
3) "me" should be "I" (sentence should be able to be read properly without "Courtney and" to be correct)

Answer 2

After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, person learns that they have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.



My lawn service company owes me $50 because he destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower.

After studying for 32 hours straight, Courtney and me passed out in the middle of the test.
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A: The first one should be After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine THEY learn that they have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display. You could also put he/she, either one works fine. This is becuz, simply a person doesn't make much sense
The second one should be My lawn service company owes me $50 because THEY destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower. The person that is being owned money is speaking in a general sense and about the company as a whole so it wouldn't be right to say he but instead they

The third one is an all too common mistake After studying for 32 hours straight, Courtney and I passed out in the middle of the test. People often forget that when talking about themselves and another person they are supposed to put the other person's/people's name first and put "I" not themselves

Answer 3

I hope these are right.
1. After putting several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that they have little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.
2. My lawn service company owes me fifty dollars. He destroyed my collection of plastic flamingos with a high-powered mower.
3. After studying for thirty-two hours straight, Courtney and I passed out in the middle of the test.
It's been a few years since I've done English grammar but as I said I do hope they are right.

Answer 4

Ok I'm in the mood for doing your homework for you. Let's hope you learn how to do it yourself next time around.

After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that he (or she) has little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.
The pronoun he (or she) is used to replace the word "person" which is singular. You also have to change the verb "have" to "has" in order to match the pronoun which is now singular.

My lawn service company owes me $50 because it destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower.
The pronoun "it" is used to replace the word "company" which is neither masculine or feminine so a company is called an "it".

After studying for 32 hours straight, Courtney and I passed out in the middle of the test.
Think of it this way....the pronoun"I" is the subject of this sentence (along with Courtney)....so you would say "Courtney passed out" and "I passed out".....you wouldn't say "Me passed out".

It's very simple.... a pronoun is used to replace a noun. Just look at the noun which it is replacing and you will know which pronoun to use (and, of course, any corresponding verb that goes along with the pronoun).

Answer 5

After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that HE has little chance of receiving the minature camera at the display. (person is singular therefore the pronoun needs to be)

My lawn service company owes me $50 because IT destroyed my collection of plastic flamingoes with a high-powered mower. (lawn service company is a thing, not a person)

After studying for 32 hours straight, Courtney and I passed out in the middle of the test. (If you take out Courtney it still has to make sense, "me passed out" doesn't make sense.)

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

I feel generous. In the first sentence - substitute he or she for they. Person is singular. They is plural. You have lack of agreement.
Second one - subsitute they for he. The company is plural. Again - lack of sgreement.
Last - Courtney and I - not me. I is a subject pronoun and should be used because Courtney and ___ is the subject of the sentence.

Answer 7

the first one hsouldn't use "a person"-its not proper grammer.
the second ones pronouns don't agree.
and the third one should be me and courtney not courtney and me.

Answer 8

Well...the first one goes from a singular (a person learns) to then plural (they have little)...Keep it singular or keep it plural

The second goes from plural (lawn service company) to singular (he destroyed)...Keep it plural or keep it singular....

The third...It should be Courtney and I

Answer 9

I think that they have already been answered in no. 2 & 3. I would answer the same way.

Answer 10

and after 5 minutes of asking this question, student still has no answer