Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?
a. Canada is proud of their hockey team.
b. Both of the boys performed well in his school play.
c. Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party.
d. The jar of pickles sits on their shelf.
Ima go with A????
Which of the following demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?
a. people who do not like to listen to themselves is rare.
b. either the girl or the boy are going to select the car.
c. each of the warm burgers are wonderful.
d. the women with all of the children walks across our street.
Ima go with C????
Which of the following is written correctly?
a. Father gets a bit of family news whenever he visits my uncle.
b. Father gets a bit of family news whenever my uncle visits him.
c. Whenever Father visits my uncle he gets a bit of family news.
d. Whenever Father and my uncle visit, he gets a bit of family news.
Seriously, I think they all sound correct. But ima go with A.
1 is not A.
There is no correct answer for 2. Is there a misspelling somewhere?
In 3, C and D are incorrect. Either A or B can be considered correct, IMO.
1. D
2. my english teacher said there is only one correct answer for this question. she wouldnt say though...
3. I'll stick with A
The answer is A.
Sentences B, C, and D have vague pronoun references, meaning that its not clear which noun the pronoun is replacing (Father or the uncle).
For the first question about pronoun-antecedent agreement, the correct answer is C. Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party. To determine the correct pronoun for agreement, we need to identify the antecedent (the noun that the pronoun refers to) and make sure that the pronoun matches it in number and gender. In this case, the antecedent is "Neither the girl nor her friends" which is plural. So the correct pronoun to use is "are," not "is" as in the other options.
For the second question about subject-verb agreement, the correct answer is D. The women with all of the children walks across our street. To ensure subject-verb agreement, we need to make sure the verb matches the subject in number and tense. In this case, the subject is "The women" which is plural, so we need the plural form of the verb "walks," not "walk" as in the other options.
Finally, for the third question about correctness of a sentence, the correct answer is C. Whenever Father visits my uncle he gets a bit of family news. All of the options can be grammatically correct, but option C is the most clear and concise. The others may also be correct, but they may sound a bit awkward or less natural compared to option C.
I hope this explanation helps!