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One example is, "..., but the women were eager to her of her sumptuous dinner" (p. 136). It should say, "eager to hear of her sumptuous dinner".
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In the above sentence, is the pronoun "them" appropriate to use with the subject "readers" or does the pronoun have to be "you"?
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INCORRECT: Roosevelt spoke of December 7, 1941, as “a day that will live in infamy”.
CORRECT: Roosevelt spoke of December 7, 1941, as “a day that will live in infamy.”
Some exceptions occur when citing a direct quote:
INCORRECT: She knows she is no longer safe, saying, “I feared for my Safety in this wicked House (28)."
CORRECT: She knows she is no longer safe, saying, “I feared for my Safety in this wicked House” (28).
In your example, the first sentence is correct:
CORRECT: One example is, "...but the women were eager to her of her sumptuous dinner" (p. 136).
Your second sentence is not:
INCORRECT: It should say, "eager to hear of her sumptuous dinner".
CORRECT: It should say, "eager to hear of her sumptuous dinner."
This link (https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/cent ... quotations) has more examples/explanations.
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