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.
Correct lack of pronoun-antecedent agreement problem: The doctor checked his/her patient's chart.
Solution: 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. Example: The doctor checked the patient's chart.