Chapter 115. Exercise G3-2

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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

Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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Question

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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