Which of the following sentences demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?
a. The United States is proud of their culture.
b. Both of the boys performed well in his state exam.
c. Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party.
d. The jar of pickles sits on their shelf.
A?
nvm, I think it's C
No, sentence a. "The United States is proud of their culture" does not demonstrate proper pronoun-antecedent agreement. The pronoun "their" does not agree in number with the antecedent "United States."
The correct answer is c. "Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party." In this sentence, the pronouns "her" and "her" agree in number with the antecedent "the girl."
No, sentence a does not demonstrate proper pronoun-antecedent agreement. The pronoun "their" does not have a clear antecedent in the sentence.
Let's analyze the remaining options:
Sentence b states "Both of the boys performed well in his state exam." This sentence is also incorrect. The pronoun "his" is singular, while the antecedent "boys" is plural. To correct this, we could say "Both of the boys performed well in their state exams."
Sentence c states "Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party." This sentence is correct. The subject "girl" is singular, and the pronouns "her" and "her" agree with the antecedent.
Finally, sentence d states "The jar of pickles sits on their shelf." This sentence is incorrect. The pronoun "their" does not have a clear antecedent. To correct this, we could say "The jar of pickles sits on its shelf."
Therefore, the correct sentence that demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement is c: "Neither the girl nor her friends are going to her party."