Question
Which sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
1. Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.
2. The twins laughed so hard she cried.
3. The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard.
4. The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together.
1. Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.
2. The twins laughed so hard she cried.
3. The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard.
4. The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence that has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement is:
1. Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.
In this sentence, "her" correctly refers to the singular antecedent "Mrs. Smith."
The other sentences have issues with pronoun-antecedent agreement:
2. The twins laughed so hard she cried. (Here, "she" is incorrect because "twins" is plural.)
3. The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard. (Here, "it" should refer to "raindrops," which is plural; it feels unnatural.)
4. The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together. (Here, "he" is incorrect because "brothers" is plural.)
1. Mrs. Smith was excited to teach her class.
In this sentence, "her" correctly refers to the singular antecedent "Mrs. Smith."
The other sentences have issues with pronoun-antecedent agreement:
2. The twins laughed so hard she cried. (Here, "she" is incorrect because "twins" is plural.)
3. The raindrops poured down, and it drenched the yard. (Here, "it" should refer to "raindrops," which is plural; it feels unnatural.)
4. The brothers were getting along so well that he decided to go on a bike ride together. (Here, "he" is incorrect because "brothers" is plural.)