Which of the following sentences has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

A.
Before practicing their new set, Randy and his bass guitarist decided to tune one another's instruments so they would sound good.
B.
After she became a dog walker, Tracy's biggest problem was keeping the five dogs she walked from tangling one another's leashes.
C.
So that they would make the competition in time, the members of the debate team called each other an hour before the start time.
D.
While their parents were on vacation in Europe, Amanda, Bianca, and Chelsea took turns driving each other to dance practices.

1 answer

The correct sentence with proper pronoun-antecedent agreement is:

D. While their parents were on vacation in Europe, Amanda, Bianca, and Chelsea took turns driving each other to dance practices.

In this sentence, "their" correctly refers to Amanda, Bianca, and Chelsea, and "each other" is used appropriately for the reciprocal action among the three individuals.

The other options contain incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreements:

  • A: "They" in "so they would sound good" could refer to different antecedents (either Randy or his bass guitarist).
  • B: "One another's" is typically used for more than two individuals; it should refer to a group.
  • C: "Each other" should indicate the reciprocal action between two people; however, the team calling each other does not accurately reflect a group dynamic correctly.

Thus, the only option with correct agreement is D.

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