Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: without his coming too.
Explanation:
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Concept / ApproachAfter the correlative ‘‘such … that …’’, the result clause should be clear and idiomatic. The pronouns ‘‘one’’ and ‘‘his’’ create unclear reference; with two named persons, standard English prefers ‘‘the other’’/‘‘each other’’ for reciprocity.
Step-by-step analysisStep 1: Keep the cause clause (A) intact.Step 2: In B, ‘‘go to the pictures’’ (BrE) is acceptable.Step 3: In C, replace ambiguous ‘‘his’’ with a precise reciprocal phrase.
Correction‘‘… that one won’t go to the pictures without the other coming too.’’ or ‘‘… that neither will go to the pictures without the other.’’
VerificationNow the pronoun refers unambiguously to the other friend, matching the intended meaning.
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Final Answerwithout his coming too.
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