Homework Help Forum: English

Posted by chicken on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:49pm.

Why is the antecedent considered to be "patients" in this phrase? "The antecedent in the following sentence is patients: Doctors should schedule more time for patients so they do not spend so much time in the waiting room."

• English - Writeacher, Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:46am

  This is correct. The word "they" will make best sense if its antecedent is "patients." (Doctors don't spend much time at all in waiting rooms, do they?!)

  
  

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