Pronoun-antecedent agreement 3

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Example

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Question 1. (Teenagers / A teenager) should be given enough freedom to prove they are responsible.
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Question 2. The audience entered the auditorium and seated (itself / themselves) facing a map of Gettysburg.
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Question 3. Until (they joined / joining) a union in 1949, a welder at Thrift Machine Corporation often worked thirteen-hour shifts.
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Question 4. Suddenly the air crackled with machine-gun fire. (Everyone / The soldiers) hit the ground and scrambled to their foxholes.
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Question 5. Anyone who invites (a / their) neighbor to dinner should avoid nasty gossip. As my grandmother said, “One person’s fool is another person’s friend.”
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Question 6. At the time of the executions, many Americans wondered whether either Julius or Ethel Rosenberg deserved (their fate / to die).
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Question 7. The line for the women’s restroom stretched out into the lobby, and everyone in it was looking at (her / their) watch.
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Question 8. (A good manager / Good managers) should understand the talents and shortcomings of their employees.
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Question 9. Neither the horse nor the cattle could get (its / their) fill of grass in the pasture after two months of drought.
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Question 10 of 10

Question 10. A parent with too much imagination can (make themselves / become) frantic with worry about the children’s safety.
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