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25. Verbs are awkward but okay. Pronoun "her" is without an antecedent.

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 07:46 PM

Nov 2015

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grammar tests suck [View all] Bertha Venation Nov 2015 OP

Foley catheter pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #2

Once she inserts it, it's his Foley. She doesn't want it back JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #4

Right, so how is it different from the OP's example? It isn't. nt valerief Nov 2015 #19

I would go with verb tense NV Whino Nov 2015 #7

I agree with you. That is one mess of a sentence. Tipperary Nov 2015 #9

Funny movie. nt valerief Nov 2015 #20

verb tense LWolf Nov 2015 #8

He/Her. elleng Nov 2015 #10

Well pronoun agreement kind of sticks out. Wounded Bear Nov 2015 #11

I'd say the verb agreement is most likely to be wrong, and the pronoun petronius Nov 2015 #12

Complains & was TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #13

I concer Goblinmonger Nov 2015 #15

Since you can only pick one, then: he/her. nt LiberalElite Nov 2015 #14

Well, this certainly doesn't help. BlueJazz Nov 2015 #16

Isn't he complaining about three separate pains? MrScorpio Nov 2015 #17

I think it's a group pain. nt valerief Nov 2015 #21

"The" Foley was in place. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2015 #24

Verbs are awkward but okay. Pronoun "her" is without an antecedent. WinkyDink Nov 2015 #25

He/her for sure discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #26

The outright error is pronoun agreement malthaussen Nov 2015 #28

Granpar tests are MUCH worse though! <eom> dorkzilla Nov 2015 #29