Actually "this" can be used as a pronoun, adjective, or adverb. In the instance outlined above, it is used as an adjective to describe the word "grant", and signifies that the writer is referring to the specific grant previously mentioned.ColtsFan88 wrote:He really isn't. The statement almost surely means 75K total, but the wording could be phrased in a more clear manner. It's not hard to imagine that people would misunderstand it to mean 75k per year.InGoodFaith wrote:You're wrong.kaveman wrote:"This" is a pronoun; a pronoun must refer to (replace) a specific noun; we can only replace "this" with the "$75000 Fellowship." I look forward to your next substantive argument, something along the lines of, "No."
It doesn't speak to the dollar value at all. I can see how someone would get confused by it, and I don't think it is particularly clear writing, but "this" cannot be replaced with "$75000 Fellowship". If you want to use a replacement test, replace it with "the previously mentioned".
Just because it was mentioned that the grant is for $75000 and that it is renewable, you cannot assume that the amount is $75000 per year or in total. There isn't enough information in the sentence to infer this.
