[HPFGU-OTChatter] WANTED: Grammar Expert

[Ladi lyndi]

--- "Cindy  wrote:
> "Toni Morrison's genius enables her to create
> novels that arise from 
> and express the injustices African Americans
> have endured."
> 
> What is the error?


Lynn:

I think the error is the word her.  Her should
refer to the subject (genius) and instead it
appears to be referring to the adjective (Toni
Morrison) as Toni Morrison is a her but genius is
an it.  So, either the pronoun is wrong and it
should have read it, or there shouldn't be a
pronoun there at all and should be specific.

So, I think the sentence should either read:

Toni Morrison's genius enables it to create
novels that arise from and express the injustices
African Americans have endured.

or

Toni Morrison's genius enables Toni Morrison to
create novels that arise from and express the
injustices African Americans have endured.


Lynn
(who thinks this sentence is just awkward anyway)

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