Question
What sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?
Responses
Everyone should put their backpack in the closet.
Everyone should put their backpack in the closet.
All of the audience members left his seats as soon as the concert was over.
All of the audience members left his seats as soon as the concert was over.
Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.
Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.
Some of the books in the library are not in its proper place.
Responses
Everyone should put their backpack in the closet.
Everyone should put their backpack in the closet.
All of the audience members left his seats as soon as the concert was over.
All of the audience members left his seats as soon as the concert was over.
Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.
Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.
Some of the books in the library are not in its proper place.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence with correct pronoun-antecedent agreement is:
**Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.**
In this sentence, "few" refers to a plural antecedent ("actors"), and the pronoun "their" correctly agrees in number.
The first sentence is actually repeated twice, but it is also incorrect because "everyone" is singular, and "their" is plural.
The second sentence is incorrect because "members" is plural, and the singular pronoun "his" does not agree.
The last sentence is incorrect because "books" is plural, and the singular pronoun "its" does not agree.
Thus, the third sentence is the correct choice.
**Few of the actors who auditioned for the part knew all of their lines.**
In this sentence, "few" refers to a plural antecedent ("actors"), and the pronoun "their" correctly agrees in number.
The first sentence is actually repeated twice, but it is also incorrect because "everyone" is singular, and "their" is plural.
The second sentence is incorrect because "members" is plural, and the singular pronoun "his" does not agree.
The last sentence is incorrect because "books" is plural, and the singular pronoun "its" does not agree.
Thus, the third sentence is the correct choice.