Joe kept pace with his brother as they were running around the track until he became too tired and had to stop.

which sentences correct the vague pronoun problem in the sentence? check all that apply.

he kept pace with his brother as they were running around the track until he became too tired and had to stop.

until joe became too tired and had to stop, he kept pace with his brother as they were running around the track.

joe kept pace with him as they were running around the track until he became too tired and had to stop.

until he became too tired and had to stop, he kept pace with his brother as they were running around the track.

until his brother became too tired and had to stop, joe kept pace with him as they were running around the track.

A and D

Explanation:

The vague pronoun "he" is a problem in the sentence because Joe (he ) and his brother (he ) where running around the track, and one of them became too tired and had to stop. Who? Joe or his brother? Sentences A and D correct this vague pronoun problem by rephrasing the sentence making clear who he is.  In A, Joe became too tired. In D, His brother became tired.

as you read the passage below, consider how dana gioia uses

evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims.

reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence.

stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed.

explanation:

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.