21. Absorbed all day in superintending his work, in the evening the newspaper brought him political news enough to fill the hours between dinner and bed-time.
22. Discussing the happenings in the ward with an old crony, his daughter would often sit near him listening.
23. He is failing in his work, caused by his laziness.
24. Although a good tonic, I did not gain weight while taking it.
25. In the new telephone, upon lifting the receiver, a ticking sound is heard.
26. Leaving the window open when she went to lunch, of course the papers were disarranged on her return.
27. Dictionaries must be returned to the desk after using.
Exercise 203—Pronouns with Uncertain Antecedents
Sometimes the meaning of a sentence is not clear because the pronouns have uncertain antecedents.