Which sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?(1 point)

Responses

Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.
Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.

The twins laughed so hard she cried.
The twins laughed so hard she cried.

The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together.
The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together.

The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard.
The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard.

1 answer

The sentence that has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement is:

Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.

In this sentence, "Mrs. Smith" is a singular female antecedent, and the pronoun "her" correctly agrees with it.

The other sentences have issues with pronoun-antecedent agreement:

  • The twins laughed so hard she cried. (The twins is plural, but "she" is singular.)
  • The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together. (The brothers is plural, but "he" suggests a singular antecedent.)
  • The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard. (Raindrops is plural, but "it" is singular.)