Lesson: Pronouns - Part I

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Hi Brent, I'm looking at this

derrrrrrr - December 16, 2023

Hi Brent, I'm looking at this sentence (deemed correct by GMAT), and I wonder if "them" is problematic, and should be replaced with "which"
The regions of Ethiopia are dotted with monasteries, many of _them_ chiseled from solid rock centries ago.

THEM is totally fine here.

gmat-admin - December 16, 2023

THEM is totally fine here.
Without pronouns, we'd express the same idea as: The regions of Ethiopia are dotted with monasteries; many of THE MONESTARIES were chiseled from solid rock centuries ago.
So, we're basically replacing THE MONESTARIES with THEM.

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