A writer should use a reciprocal pronoun when:
B. two or more subjects of the sentence are also objects.
<u>Reciprocal pronouns</u> (<em>each other</em> and <em>one another</em>) are used to indicate that two or more people are carrying out a given action. A writer should use them as objects when they have already been mentioned as subjects. For example:
<em>Gary and July could not wait to give the presents to </em><em>each other</em><em>. </em>
Answer:
The excerpt claims that Johnson's work is significant because he:
B. searched literature and found more words.
Explanation:
<u>According to the excerpt, dictionaries were quite limited. To write one that was as complete as possible, Johnson had a lot of work. First, he began by reading books. By searching literature, he was able to add more words to the ones dictionaries had already provided him with. Then, he moved on to the difficult but certainly rewarding task of gleaning words from "living speech," which can be quite a chaotic job.</u> He did not change the format of dictionaries, he did not apply rules to make language less chaotic, nor did he select only the most difficult words to define. Therefore, the correct option is letter B.
Option 3: <u>The phrase acts as a noun that is the subject of the sentence.</u>
"Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood" is a gerund phrase (It begins with a gerund, the "ing" word, and includes others modifiers and objects), and gerund phrases always function as nouns. Therefore, the phrase in the passage acts as a noun, which at the same time is the subject of the sentence since it's what's being discussed.
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