Choose the sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrres in number with its italicized antecedent or antecedents.
1 The boys want their dessert now.
2 The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.
I've italicized the antecedents and underlined the pronouns.
1 The boys want their dessert now.
2 The waiter refilled their glasses as they emptied it.
Which sentence do you think is correct?
The sentence in which the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its antecedent is:
1. The boys want their dessert now.
To determine the correct pronoun agreement with its antecedent, follow these steps:
1. Identify the antecedent in the sentence. In this case, the antecedent is "boys."
2. Determine the number of the antecedent. In this case, "boys" is plural because it refers to more than one person.
3. Look at the pronoun that follows the antecedent. In sentence 1, the pronoun is "their."
4. Check if the pronoun agrees in number with the antecedent. In sentence 1, "their" is a plural possessive pronoun, which agrees in number with the plural antecedent "boys."
Hence, sentence 1 is the correct choice where the pronoun "their" agrees in number (plural) with its antecedent "boys."