Question
pronoun agreement?
By the final curtain, ninety percent of the audience had voted with their feet.
By the final curtain, ninety percent of the audience had voted with their feet.
Answers
Writeacher
It's fine.
Writeacher
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/collectivenoun.htm
The collective noun is "ninety percent" and the pronoun referring to it is "their."
Do you see why the reference is correct?
The collective noun is "ninety percent" and the pronoun referring to it is "their."
Do you see why the reference is correct?
abby
yes, thank you
Writeacher
You're very welcome.