cartera Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Created in 1731, Anders Celsius’ original thermometer had a scale where the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after he died in 1744 the scale was reversed to its present form. a) in 1731, Anders Celsius’ original thermometer had a scale where the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after he died in 1744 the scale was reversed to its present form. b) in 1731, Anders Celsius’ original thermometer had a scale in which the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after his D€@th in 1744 the scale was reversed to its present form. c) in 1731, Anders Celsius’ original thermometer had a scale in which the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after he died in 1744 the scale was reversed to its present form. d) by Anders Celsius in 1731, his original thermometer had a scale in which the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; reversing the scale to its present form after his D€@th in 1744. e) by Anders Celsius in 1731, his original thermometer had a scale where the value of 0 corresponded to the boiling point of water; after his D€@th in 1744 the scale reversed to its present form. OA is B but none to me seems to correct. In B, his refers to Anders Celsius’ original thermometer, which cannot die. In E, the scale cannot reverse by itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12rk34 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 DEAR CARTERA, There is no ambiguity regarding antecedent of 'his' in 'B'. 'His' can ONLY refer to a human being and NOT to an inanimate object e.g. thermometer. As pointed out by 800Bob from time to time, a pronoun can always refer to a noun in possesive case. So 'his' can always refer to 'Andrew Celsius'. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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