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It has come to our attention that many residents are keeping pets
in violation of the no-pet rule. This will no longer be tolerated.
There are two quick ways to fix the problem. The first is to place a
noun that answers the question “This what?” immediately after the
word this.
Many people in the world go to sleep hungry every night. With
better management of the world’s resources, we could do
something about this problem.
It has come to our attention that many residents are keeping pets
in violation of the no-pet rule. This situation will no longer be
tolerated.
The second solution is to take out the pronoun and replace it with an
appropriate word or phrase.
Many people in the world go to sleep hungry every night. With
better management of the world’s resources, we could do
something about hunger.
It has come to our attention that many residents are keeping pets
in violation of the no-pet rule. Pets will no longer be tolerated.
Problems with which often require you to reconstruct the sentence.
Examples of Vague Uses of Which
