Pronoun Use in Conversational Speech Is Very Loose and Sometimes

question 29

Essay

Pronoun use in conversational speech is very loose and sometimes ungrammatical. In formal writing, pronouns can cause confusion. Read the following passage and revise it so that the antecedent is clearer (or replaced): Helicopter parents protect their children so much that they may fail to become strong and independent adults. They need to recognize that this hovering is not doing them a favour.

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Definitions:

Fixity of Production

The characteristic of production processes where inputs and outputs are fixed in the short term, allowing little flexibility.

Average Costs

is the total costs divided by the quantity produced, used to determine the cost of producing one unit of goods or services.

Average Cost

The aggregate expense of manufacturing, when divided by the quantity of items made.

Marginal Costs

The price of generating one more unit of a product or service.