Question 16
In which of the following sentences do the pronoun and antecedent agree?
A Some students decided they wanted a garden.
B One of the boys will plant their tomatoes today.
C Either the first or second graders will weed his garden.
D Anyone can participate if they register.
To determine which sentence has pronoun and antecedent agreement, we need to identify the antecedent of the pronoun and ensure that they match in terms of number and gender. The antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers to.
Let's analyze each option:
A) "Some students decided they wanted a garden."
The pronoun "they" correctly refers to the antecedent "students" in terms of number agreement.
B) "One of the boys will plant their tomatoes today."
In this sentence, there is a disagreement between the pronoun "their" (which is plural) and the antecedent "one" (which is singular). This sentence does not have pronoun and antecedent agreement.
C) "Either the first or second graders will weed his garden."
The pronoun "his" does not agree with the antecedent "first or second graders" as it lacks clarity whether the pronoun refers to the first graders, second graders, or both.
D) "Anyone can participate if they register."
In this sentence, the pronoun "they" correctly matches the antecedent "anyone" in terms of number and gender agreement.
Therefore, the correct sentence that demonstrates pronoun and antecedent agreement is sentence A: "Some students decided they wanted a garden."
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Do you understand what “pronoun and antecedent” mean? Are you clear on what “agree” means in grammatical terms?
http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/pronouns.htm
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