Pronoun Reference
In nests across North America, "the host mother tries to identify their own eggs" and weed out the fakes, but the brown-headed cowbird – a brood parasite that sneaks its eggs into other birds’ nests – produces eggs that look very similar to the host’s, making that task surprisingly difficult.
A. host mothers try to identify their own eggs
B. the host mother try to identify their own eggs
C. host mothers try to identify its own eggs
D. NO CHANGE
A. host mothers try to identify their own eggs
The Sagrada Familia has stood, incomplete, as part of the Barcelona skyline since the early "phase's of it's" construction in 1882. The project, originally intended to be a cathedral in the gothic style, was begun by the bookseller Joseph Maria Bocabella under the direction of the architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. Del Villar and Bocabella imagined a basilica modeled on the Gothic revival churches Bocabella had seen on trips to Italy. However, Bocabella’s ideal basilica never came to be. In 1883 del Villar resigned from the project, and 30-year old Antoni Gaudi, a young but already well-known architect from Catalonia, took over as lead architect.
A. NO CHANGE
B. phases of its
C. phase's of its
D. phases of it's
phases of its B
Each swimmer should check that "they have" goggles, a swimsuit, and a towel before boarding the team's bus.
Keep or Change?
Change: "he or she has"
The government is so arrogant in "___" ability to solve problems that "___" have silenced the voice of the people.
its....it
Circadian rhythms, which are controlled by the "bodies biological clocks," influence body temperature, hormone release, cycles of sleep and wakefulness, and other bodily functions.
A) NO CHANGE
B) bodies’ biological clocks’,
C) body’s biological clocks,
D) body’s biological clock’s,
C. body's biological clocks,
When a person dies, _____ sense of hearing is the last to go whereas touch and sight are the first.
his or her
The designer envisions the game’s fundamental elements: the settings, characters, and plots that make each game unique, and is thus a primary creative force behind a video game.
A) NO CHANGE
B) elements: the settings, characters, and plots that make each game unique—
C) elements—the settings, characters, and plots that make each game unique—
D) elements; the settings, characters, and plots that make each game unique;
C. elements—the settings, characters, and plots that make each game unique—
The traditional view of archaeologists usually involves a college professor who spends much of his or her time digging and researching in ancient foreign libraries or a museum curator who works every day to preserve the artifacts the museum holds. While this view isn’t completely incorrect, it is incomplete, both in terms of the types of jobs available to archaeologists and in terms of the types of work within those jobs. For example, college professors may spend summers at dig sites, but much of their time is also spent writing grants, teaching students, and writing about their research projects. Additionally, although there are still many people who work in archaeology as professors and museum curators, the demand for "this job" far outstrips the number of positions available, making the positions difficult to acquire.
A. these jobs
B. an individual job
C. NO CHANGE
D. each job
these jobs
The first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. For example, I couldn’t wait to view "painter, Georges Seurat’s," 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size.
A) NO CHANGE
B) painter, Georges Seurat’s
C) painter Georges Seurat’s,
D) painter Georges Seurat’s
D. painter Georges Seurat’s