---
title: "Edit text: pronoun for God"
subject: "Communication English"
chapter: 3
key: "semester_5/communication_english:edit-text-god-pronoun"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/edit-text-god-pronoun
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Edit text: pronoun for God

Communication English · Chapter 3: Contextual Grammar

- Asked in: 2078 Kartik, 5 marks
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/edit-text-god-pronoun
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-3

## Question

Edit the following text.
I have no idea whether the right pronoun for God is He, She or It. But this I'm sure of. If god could somehow be induced to take that test, God will not come out macho and not feminism, either, but right at the middle. Fellow androgynes, its a nice thought.

## Short answer

I have no idea whether the right pronoun for God is He, She or It. But this I'm sure of: if God could somehow be induced to take that test, God would not come out macho, and not feminist either, but right in the middle. Fellow androgynes, it's a nice thought.

## Answer

#### Edited text
I have no idea whether the right pronoun for God is He, She or It. But this I'm sure of: if God could somehow be induced to take that test, God would not come out macho, and not feminist either, but right in the middle. Fellow androgynes, it's a nice thought.

#### Corrections made
- A colon (or dash) is used after "sure of" to introduce the explanation.
- "If god" changed to "if God" (capital letter for God), with a lower-case "if" after the colon.
- "will not" changed to "would not" to match the unreal condition "could ... be induced".
- "feminism" corrected to the adjective "feminist", and a comma added before "and not feminist either" for balance.
- "at the middle" changed to "in the middle".
- "its" corrected to "it's" (it is).

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Why is 'will not come out' changed to 'would not come out'?
   A. 'Could ... be induced' is an unreal condition needing 'would'
   B. 'Would' is more polite
   C. 'Will' is not a verb
   D. Because the sentence is past
   Answer: A. A second-conditional 'if' clause ('could be induced') takes 'would' in the result. (Key point: Unreal condition)

2. 'not feminism, either' is corrected to:
   A. not feministic
   B. not feminist, either
   C. not feminine-ism
   D. not feminism's
   Answer: B. The adjective 'feminist' is needed after 'macho', which is also an adjective. (Key point: Part of speech)

3. 'Fellow androgynes, its a nice thought' becomes:
   A. its a nice thought
   B. it's a nice thought
   C. its' a nice thought
   D. it a nice thought
   Answer: B. It's is the contraction of 'it is'. (Key point: Apostrophe)

4. What is wrong with 'If god could'?
   A. 'God' as a name needs a capital letter
   B. 'If' should be capital
   C. 'Could' should be 'can'
   D. Nothing is wrong
   Answer: A. God, used as a name, is capitalised; after a colon the 'if' is lower-case. (Key point: Capital for God)

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