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More Information: Notice that in the revised sentence we did not use "the sellers"

again. Instead, we used "the sellers" once, in the first clause, and the pronoun "they"
(referring to the sellers) in the second clause. This was to prevent unnecessary

repetition. Pronouns are a good way to insure that your sentences do not sound

redundant. Just be sure to avoid pronoun confusions. Pronoun confusion is when
there is a pronoun that could refer to two or more specific or proper nouns; for

example: "Sarah called Misha. She was happy to receive the necessary information

from her." Who gave whom information? Notice that there's no way to be sure. It
could either be that Misha told Sarah something once Sarah called Misha; or, it could

be that Sarah called Misha to tell Misha the information.

Case Study 8: House Comparisons

Broker X is trying to illustrate to a potential client the number of houses that she has

with different features. Some of the houses share some of the same features.

Although she will specifically cover each home, she wants to illustrate the number of
options available to the potential client. She is trying to think of a chart or diagram

that she could construct to help the client visualize the various options open to him.

Of the following types of diagrams, which one would best suit Broker X's purposes?

Venn diagram
Bar graph

Line graph

Pie chart

A Venn diagram would allow her to illustrate and number the shared attributes of

the various homes. This would offer a visual representation of the diverse listings
that her brokerage can offer. Once she and her clients pin down the grouping that

the client is interested in, they can then consider each home in particular. The other

charts would do little to help Broker X.

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