Question
Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement?
Responses
A Each teacher needs to be paired up.Each teacher needs to be paired up.
B Each man needs to carry his own load.Each man needs to carry his own load.
C Each of these women runs their own business.Each of these women runs their own business.
D Each child should bring his or her own lunch.Each child should bring his or her own lunch.
Responses
A Each teacher needs to be paired up.Each teacher needs to be paired up.
B Each man needs to carry his own load.Each man needs to carry his own load.
C Each of these women runs their own business.Each of these women runs their own business.
D Each child should bring his or her own lunch.Each child should bring his or her own lunch.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence with an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement is:
C Each of these women runs their own business.
In this case, "each" is a singular antecedent, so it should be followed by a singular pronoun. A more appropriate version would be "Each of these women runs her own business."
C Each of these women runs their own business.
In this case, "each" is a singular antecedent, so it should be followed by a singular pronoun. A more appropriate version would be "Each of these women runs her own business."