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Test yourself—Gender-neutral writing: Questions of usage

A quiz on recognizing gender bias in writing.
Is the sentence correct or does it contain a gender neutrality problem? Read the article Gender-neutral writing: Questions of usage to help you out.1. We offer free delivery within a 25-kilometre radius of the store. Our friendly, professional delivery men will unload your new furniture items and place them where you want them.is correcthas a problem2. The fickle heiress spent money lavishly on whoever was her best friend in a given week.is correcthas a problem3. The president of the parent-teacher association tried to manoeuvre her way into every meeting of the school board trustees, even the in camera sessions.is correcthas a problem4. Considered for over a decade to be the model of an English gentleman, Edgar Smythe-Jones saw his reputation crumble when he got drunk aboard a trans-Atlantic flight and made a pass at a stewardess.is correcthas a problem5. Our patented lawn blower reduces the personpower involved in clearing yards and driveways, and consumes a fraction of the electricity of other leading models.is correcthas a problem6. Though she has been widowed for over a decade, Mrs. Boronski can be spotted on her porch each morning with two cups of tea, one for herself and one for her long-mourned husband.is correcthas a problem7. Whenever he visits the Weeping Willow Inn, Marc orders the house ale and the ploughman’s lunch.is correcthas a problem  
Source: Peck’s English Pointers (articles and exercises on the English language)
Number of views: 1,387

Test yourself—Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem

A quiz on recognizing gender bias in writing, particularly with respect to the use of pronouns.
Is the sentence correct or does it contain a gender neutrality problem? (Assume formal writing.) Read the article Gender-neutral writing: The pronoun problem to help you out.1. Earl and Jeffrey decided to rent tuxes, since each wanted to look his best for the prom.is correcthas a problem2. Every first-year student entering the polytechnic university must write the mathematics aptitude test before choosing his science courses.is correcthas a problem3. If you are thinking of hiring a teenager to babysit, we recommend that you check whether she has completed our babysitter training course.is correcthas a problem4. All first-year students entering the polytechnic university must write the mathematics aptitude test before choosing their science courses.is correcthas a problem5. To save on rental fees, the company is asking everyone to bring their own lawn chair and wineglass to the staff picnic.is correcthas a problem6. Settling into her chair, the storyteller began to recount the horrifying tale of the 1917 Halifax explosion.is correcthas a problem  
Source: Peck’s English Pointers (articles and exercises on the English language)
Number of views: 1,305

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