Question
Which is the best version of the underlined pronoun in sentence 1 (reproduced below)?
In the poem “The Armadillo,” Elizabeth Bishop presents a scene in which celebratory fire balloons crash and force forest animals to flee its woodland homes.
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
they
C.
their
D.
them
In the poem “The Armadillo,” Elizabeth Bishop presents a scene in which celebratory fire balloons crash and force forest animals to flee its woodland homes.
A.
NO CHANGE
B.
they
C.
their
D.
them
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best version of the underlined pronoun in the sentence is **C. their**.
Here's the reasoning: In the context of the sentence, "its" refers to "woodland homes," which is a plural noun phrase (homes belonging to multiple animals). Therefore, "their" is the appropriate pronoun to indicate possession for the plural noun (the animals).
The revised sentence would read: "In the poem 'The Armadillo,' Elizabeth Bishop presents a scene in which celebratory fire balloons crash and force forest animals to flee **their** woodland homes."
Here's the reasoning: In the context of the sentence, "its" refers to "woodland homes," which is a plural noun phrase (homes belonging to multiple animals). Therefore, "their" is the appropriate pronoun to indicate possession for the plural noun (the animals).
The revised sentence would read: "In the poem 'The Armadillo,' Elizabeth Bishop presents a scene in which celebratory fire balloons crash and force forest animals to flee **their** woodland homes."