Which sentences contain an example of contested usage? Select the two correct answers. (1• The postman needs to know who this letter is addressed to so it can be delivered.

Question

• The union members and the factory owner struck a deal in order to end the strike.• Stephanie started reading the book first, and therefore she finished it before I did.
• The chair for the chair of the board of directors is at the head of the board table.• And William also said that he did not understand why he couldn't play on the football tear

Answer 1

The sentences that contain examples of contested usage are:

1. "The postman needs to know who this letter is addressed to so it can be delivered." - This sentence contains contested usage in the phrase "who this letter is addressed to." Critics argue that the correct form should be "to whom this letter is addressed" due to the proper use of grammatical cases.

2. "Stephanie started reading the book first, and therefore she finished it before I did." - The phrasing "and therefore" can be debated in terms of its usage; some argue it to be a run-on sentence or that "therefore" should be placed in a different grammatical structure altogether.

The other sentences do not present contested usages.