Correct.bonetlobo wrote:Hello Mitch, can you also clarify whether the original sentence has a pronoun error.richachampion wrote:Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.
The introductory clause is "Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband". This clause has pronouns such as "she", "her" etc.
So, should this introductory clause have been directly followed by the Noun "Elizabeth Barrett Browning"?
When an introductory modifier includes a pronoun without an antecedent, the referent must be a noun or noun phrase that appears DIRECTLY AFTER THE COMMA.
A: Although she was considered among her contemporaries to be the better poet than her husband, later Elizabeth Barrett Browning was overshadowed by his success.
Here, the introductory modifier includes two pronouns without an antecedent (she and her), but the referent for these pronouns -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- does NOT appear directly after the comma.
Eliminate A.