Match the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement solution to the
correct lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A singular
antecedent that can be either male or female
Solutions:
a. Determine whether the indefinite pronoun antecedent is
singular or plural, and make the noun agree.
b. Reword the sentence to use he or she, him or her and so on, or
reword the sentence so that both the antecedent and the
pronoun are plural, or reword the sentence to eliminate the
pronoun.
c. Use the appropriate third-person pronoun, or use an
appropriate noun instead of a pronoun.
Match the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement solution to the
correct lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A second-person
pronoun that refers to a third-person antecedent
Solutions:
a. Determine whether the indefinite pronoun antecedent is
singular or plural, and make the noun agree.
b. Reword the sentence to use he or she, him or her and so on, or
reword the sentence so that both the antecedent and the
pronoun are plural, or reword the sentence to eliminate the
pronoun.
c. Use the appropriate third-person pronoun, or use an
appropriate noun instead of a pronoun.
Match the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement solution to the
correct lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A singular
indefinite pronoun as an antecedent
Solutions:
a. Determine whether the indefinite pronoun antecedent is
singular or plural, and make the noun agree.
b. Reword the sentence to use he or she, him or her and so on, or
reword the sentence so that both the antecedent and the
pronoun are plural, or reword the sentence to eliminate the
pronoun.
c. Use the appropriate third-person pronoun, or use an
appropriate noun instead of a pronoun.
Match the lack of clear pronoun reference to the correct lack of
clear pronoun reference solution: A pronoun reference that is weak or
vague
Solutions:
a. Rewrite the sentence, eliminating the pronoun entirely, or
rewrite the sentence, substituting a noun for the pronoun.
b. Rewrite the sentence, substituting a noun for the pronoun, or
rewrite the sentence, making the antecedent of the pronoun
clear.
c. Rewrite the sentence, adding a clear antecedent for the
pronoun, rewrite the sentence, substituting a noun for the
pronoun.
Match the lack of clear pronoun reference to the correct lack of
clear pronoun reference solution: Multiple possible antecedents for
the pronoun
Solutions:
a. Rewrite the sentence, substituting a noun for the pronoun.
b. Rewrite the sentence, making the antecedent of the pronoun
clear, or rewrite the sentence to use a different pronoun that
makes the antecedent clearer.
c. Rewrite the sentence, adding a clear antecedent for the
pronoun, or rewrite the sentence to use a different pronoun
that makes the antecedent clearer.
For the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A singular antecedent that can be either male or female, the correct solution is c. Use the appropriate third-person pronoun, or use an appropriate noun instead of a pronoun.
For the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A second-person pronoun that refers to a third-person antecedent, the correct solution is b. Reword the sentence to use he or she, him or her and so on, or reword the sentence so that both the antecedent and the pronoun are plural, or reword the sentence to eliminate the pronoun.
For the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A singular indefinite pronoun as an antecedent, the correct solution is a. Determine whether the indefinite pronoun antecedent is singular or plural, and make the noun agree.
For the lack of clear pronoun reference problem: A pronoun reference that is weak or vague, the correct solution is b. Rewrite the sentence, substituting a noun for the pronoun, or rewrite the sentence, making the antecedent of the pronoun clear.
For the lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: A singular antecedent that can be either male or female, the correct solution is c. Use the appropriate third-person pronoun, or use an appropriate noun instead of a pronoun.
Explanation: In this problem, the issue is that the antecedent (the noun that the pronoun refers to) is singular and can be either male or female. To solve this problem, we need to use a pronoun that is gender-neutral, such as "they" or "their," or use a noun instead of a pronoun to avoid the issue altogether. This solution ensures that the pronoun agrees with the singular antecedent without specifying a gender.