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yongwookl716
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Can a possessive noun be the antecedent for a pronoun

by yongwookl716 Tue Feb 17, 2015 2:50 am

I remember reading, either from the strategy guide or from one of the posts in the forum, that possessive nouns cannot be the antecedent of a pronoun, but I cannot seem to find it.


All the sentences below are from my head. Please help me clarify the rules.

Case 1) pronoun case not matching
The professor's comment was acute; it is expected that he will reject the proposal.

Case 2) pronoun case matching
The professor's comment was acute; his voice was loud and clear.

Are both cases wrong?
Or is case 2 okay?
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Re: Can a possessive noun be the antecedent for a pronoun

by RonPurewal Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:44 am

this is a non-issue and should be ignored on the test. it will never be necessary in a problem, and——as you can see here——it can serve only to create confusion if you think about it.

i wrote about this here:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... tml#p46683

but, let me reiterate:
this "rule" CANNOT help you, because the gmat doesn't test it (and it's not a real rule anyway).
it CAN hurt you, by causing confusion, while conferring absolutely zero benefit.