Pronoun Error Exercises

Rewrite the following sentences to avoid any pronoun errors.

1. The false light in which River Rock Inc. placed Eddie with their news article would be highly offensive to a reasonable person.
    
2. In Dodrill, the plaintiff sued the Arkansas Democrat newspaper for libel and false light invasion of privacy because they had published a story claiming that he did not pass the bar examination.
    
3. When a driver has actual physical control of a vehicle, they could be charged with a DUI.
    
4. Although “actual physical control” was not at issue before the Supreme Court of New Mexico in Johnson, their implied acceptance of the “totality of the circumstances test” used in Boone, and their brief discussion about “actual physical control” sheds light on how to apply the rule to the client’s case.
    
5. The court held that a defendant was properly charged with a DWI conviction when exercising actual physical control of an automobile while intoxicated.  State v. Rivera, 947 P.2d 168, 168 (N. Mex. Ct. App. 1997).  Their rationale was that when someone has actual physical control over an automobile, he or she exercises direct influence over the vehicle and may harm innocent people if he or she is exercising this influence while intoxicated.  
    
6. The court in Johnson resisted offering private property as a safe haven.  The Court in the present case should follow their example and refrain from creating a dangerous situation on public roadways by encouraging intoxicated drivers to seek safe haven on private property.
    
7. When enacting the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Congress was concerned that whenever a woman interviewed for a job, their potential to become pregnant while on the job would be a factor in them not being chosen for the job.
    
8. If this Court determines that infertility is not gender-neutral, a potential claimant with a legitimate Pregnancy Discrimination Act claim may not have enough evidence to show they have been discriminated against.
    
9. Infertility treatments, by its very purpose, aim to achieve pregnancy, and are therefore covered under the PDA.
    
10. The Arkansas Democrat had a long-standing relationship with the Board, and, because of this, the court stated that the Arkansas Democrat had no reason to investigate further or to doubt the information provided to them.  Id.
11. Hale spent six months researching, drafting, and editing her article.  Because Eddie did not have a criminal record, she must have known that he was not one, but she still made statements in her article about the criminal acts of the Hale and his brothers.
     
12. The court upheld the jury’s finding that Globe had been reckless in using Mitchell’s photographs to supplement a fictitious and offensive story. Peoples Bank & Trust Co., 978 F.2d at 1070. It reasoned that, by using photographs of a known person, Globe acted in reckless disregard as to the falsity of the article because it avoided the truth regarding the person depicted in the photo, Ms. Mitchell.
     
13. The concourse in Jones was a walkway for pedestrians, but the concourse at Lincoln Field offers food concessions, table dining, and shopping.  This creates distractions for patrons in the concourse.
     
14. The left side of the concourse at Lincoln Field has protective netting.  This could imply that the stadium foresaw that a ball could reach the concourse.
     
15. Like the plaintiff in Jones, Flossie was injured in a concourse, not in the stands.  Unlike that in Jones, Flossie may be able to prove that the defendant failed to consider the customary conduct of patrons.
     
16. The sound of the bat hitting the ball should have warned Flossie to stay alert.  This is an argument that should not be overlooked. The rebuttal for this would be that Flossie, at age seven, was too young to recognize such a warning.
     
17. The plain language of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act makes it clear that its purpose is to prevent sex-based discrimination against women.