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Exercise G3-2
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
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Click on the better sentence, the one that does not have any problem of pronoun-antecedent agreement.
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Example
1 of 10
Correct. Both the pronoun
their and its antecedent,
families, are plural. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The writer treated the collective noun
family as singular when selecting the verb
is, so the plural
their is inconsistent. In American English, collective nouns are usually treated as singular. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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2 of 10
Correct. Both the pronoun
their and its antecedent,
Americans, are plural. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
Everyone. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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3 of 10
Correct. Both the pronoun
their and its antecedent,
drivers, are plural. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
driver. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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4 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
consumer. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
consumer. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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5 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the plural pronoun
they does not agree with the singular antecedent,
no one. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
they does not agree with the singular antecedent,
no one. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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6 of 10
Correct. Both the pronoun
its and its antecedent,
manufacturer, are singular. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
manufacturer. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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7 of 10
Correct. In American English, collective nouns such as
Senate are treated as singular, so the pronoun that refers to the
Senate should be
it, not
they. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. In American English, collective nouns such as
Senate are treated as singular, so the pronoun that refers to the
Senate should be
it, not
they. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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8 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the plural pronoun
they does not agree with the singular antecedent,
someone. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
they does not agree with the singular antecedent,
someone. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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9 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
American. (Notice that an antecedent can follow the pronoun that refers to it.) For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
American. (Notice that an antecedent can follow the pronoun that refers to it.) For more help, see section
G3-a.
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10 of 10
Correct. In the other version, the plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
American driver. For more help, see section
G3-a.
Sorry. The plural pronoun
their does not agree with the singular antecedent,
American driver. For more help, see section
G3-a.
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