Question

Rewrite the sentence to make the pronoun reference clear. After Dad brought Todd back from the football game, we took pictures of him.

Answer 1

Answer:

Pronouns are words that function as nouns that can used by itself to refer to another noun in the sentence or a noun mentioned somewhere else in the speech. Whenever pronouns are used, the reader should clearly indentify which noun the pronoun is standing in for, to avoid confusion.

Some possible solutions to the unclear reference in the original sentence would be: We took pictures of Todd after Dad brought him back from the football game -if we want to make reference to Todd- or We took pictured of Dad after he brought Todd back from the football game -if we want to make reference to Dad.

Answer 2

Answer:

We took pictures of Todd after Dad brought him back from the football game.

Explanation:

Pronouns are usually used to replace nouns in sentences to prevent repetition of the nouns. There are different pronouns used for different nouns depending on the kind of noun. In the given problem, the sentence can be rewritten as shown in the answer to ensure that the pronoun reference is clear and precise.