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Learner uses "it" and "they" only where a single noun in the previous sentence can be substituted for them, and repairs the rest.
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Six passages. Two of them are clear despite two candidates.
The scheme was introduced in 2019. It has been extended twice. What does it stand for?
The substitution test, two candidates, and pointing at a clause.
Replace the pronoun with the noun you meant, and reread.
If the sentence works and says what you intended, the pronoun was fine.
The scheme was introduced in 2019. The scheme has been extended twice.
Eight passages. Two pronouns find nothing at all.
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Eight pronouns. Three are clear as they stand.
The council reviewed the scheme in 2019. It was extended twice. →
The scheme was introduced in 2019. It has since been copied. →
Governments have failed to enforce the rules. They are widely ignored. →
The library reopened in March. It was popular immediately. →
The charge cut traffic sharply. It rose again after 2010. →
The government published the report. It was ignored for months. →
The report criticised the policy. It was withdrawn in June. →
Fees rose and grants were withdrawn. It deterred poorer applicants. →
Two pronouns, each with one findable noun.
Topic: a policy or scheme you know about.
Write three sentences using two pronouns — it, they, them.
Before you submit, replace each pronoun with the noun you meant and reread the sentence.
Three sentences, two pronouns.
One per pronoun.
Say whether any sentence changed meaning when you substituted.