Question

Which is the best correction for the confusing pronoun in this passage?

"I try to bring all my books to every class each day class but it can't carry all of them without becoming way too heavy."

A. Change "it" to "they."
B. Change "them" to "the books."
C. Change "it" to "my backpack."
D. Change "them" to "my classes."

Answer 1

I would change "them" to "the books" because when you just say A. Your reader might be confused as to what they are and/or refer to. I mean, if you could do two, I agree that my backpack would also work.

I hope this helps!

Ana Mae

Answer 2

C. Change "it" to "my backpack."

Step-by-step explanation:

"It" is referring to the backpack, as it is what is holding the books.

So when you change the sentence, it should be "my backpack" instead of it.

Here's what the sentence should look like: "I try to bring all my book to every class each day, but my backpack can't carry all of them without becoming way too heavy."

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I hope this helps!

-No one