Question
Which sentence contains an error in pronoun use?
Robert and his brothers always help his Dad maintain the family farm every weekend.
Afterward, their dad takes them out for ice cream.
After a hard weekend’s work, ice cream is always appreciated.
Robert and his brothers always help his Dad maintain the family farm every weekend.
Afterward, their dad takes them out for ice cream.
After a hard weekend’s work, ice cream is always appreciated.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence with an error in pronoun use is:
"Robert and his brothers always help his Dad maintain the family farm every weekend."
The pronoun "his" should refer to Robert consistently throughout the sentence. It should be "their Dad" instead of "his Dad" to reflect the fact that Robert and his brothers are collectively referring to the same individual (their father). The corrected sentence would be:
"Robert and his brothers always help their Dad maintain the family farm every weekend."
"Robert and his brothers always help his Dad maintain the family farm every weekend."
The pronoun "his" should refer to Robert consistently throughout the sentence. It should be "their Dad" instead of "his Dad" to reflect the fact that Robert and his brothers are collectively referring to the same individual (their father). The corrected sentence would be:
"Robert and his brothers always help their Dad maintain the family farm every weekend."