Question
It may have taken him longer than four years to complete college, but the day my cousin Tyler graduated from college was a very big deal indeed. Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him. Graduation was at 2:00 p.m., so my mother thought she could have a nice lunch with cake and balloons to celebrate Tyler's accomplishment. Since Tyler's parents are divorced, Mom wasn't sure if she could get everyone together comfortably in one house, but everyone put aside his or her differences to focus on Tyler. We all ate a barbecue lunch together, and then us all took pictures of Tyler with every combination possible: Tyler with my mom and dad, Tyler with his mother, Tyler with his dad, and Tyler with me! After the cake had been eaten and all the pictures taken, everyone left to go watch Tyler graduate.
Question 1
Which sentence from the passage has a pronoun error?
Responses
A Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him. Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him.
B Graduation was at 2:00 p.m., so my mother thought she could have a nice lunch with cake and balloons to celebrate Tyler's accomplishment. Graduation was at 2:00 p.m., so my mother thought she could have a nice lunch with cake and balloons to celebrate Tyler's accomplishment.
C It may have taken him longer than four years to complete college, but the day my cousin Tyler graduated from college was a very big deal indeed.It may have taken him longer than four years to complete college, but the day my cousin Tyler graduated from college was a very big deal indeed.
D We all ate a barbecue lunch together, and then we all took pictures of Tyler with every combination possible: Tyler with my mom and dad, Tyler with his mother, Tyler with his dad, and Tyler with me!
Question 1
Which sentence from the passage has a pronoun error?
Responses
A Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him. Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him.
B Graduation was at 2:00 p.m., so my mother thought she could have a nice lunch with cake and balloons to celebrate Tyler's accomplishment. Graduation was at 2:00 p.m., so my mother thought she could have a nice lunch with cake and balloons to celebrate Tyler's accomplishment.
C It may have taken him longer than four years to complete college, but the day my cousin Tyler graduated from college was a very big deal indeed.It may have taken him longer than four years to complete college, but the day my cousin Tyler graduated from college was a very big deal indeed.
D We all ate a barbecue lunch together, and then we all took pictures of Tyler with every combination possible: Tyler with my mom and dad, Tyler with his mother, Tyler with his dad, and Tyler with me!
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that contains a pronoun error is:
A Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him.
The pronoun "you'd" is incorrect in this context. It should be changed to "they'd" or "they would" to maintain consistency in referring to the parents.
A Since we live in the same town Tyler went to college in, my parents thought you'd have a little celebration for him.
The pronoun "you'd" is incorrect in this context. It should be changed to "they'd" or "they would" to maintain consistency in referring to the parents.
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