Better. Forest experts say that the timber supply in the United States will soon be exhausted.
Revise. Yesterday I saw Mr. Jonathan Oldcastle. She has just returned from Europe, you know.
401. Make an ambiguous pronoun clear by placing it nearer its antecedent.
Confusing. Father told us of a meadow near his old home, which was now under water.
Unmistakable. Father told us that near his old home there used to be a meadow which is now under water.
Revise. In order to succeed at football one must be willing to live up to all the rules of training, to refrain from smoking, to shun society, and to put one’s whole soul into it.
402. Change indirect discourse to direct discourse to make an antecedent obvious.
Equivocal. Clark told Andrews he had made an error.
Clear. Clark said, “Andrews, you made an error.”