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  1. 24-May-2005, 22:40 #1
    Dragonique23 Guest

    Default proper nouns

    My nephew is supposed to take a noun and replace it with a subject pronoun but we're a little confused the example they give him is spider's mother what r we supposed to do
  2. 25-May-2005, 08:44 #2
    Tdol
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    Default Re: proper nouns

    I presume they're looking for 'she' as they have humanised the spider by making her a mother, rather than the normal 'it' for an animal other than a pet.
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