Let's go through each sentence for pronoun errors:
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Sentence: Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of her lines for the play.
Error: No error.
Answer: No error. -
Sentence: Someone left their script in the prop room.
Error: their
Correct Pronoun: his or her
Answer: Someone left his or her script in the prop room. -
Sentence: The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over.
Error: No error.
Answer: No error. -
Sentence: Everybody is eager for her part in the show to run smoothly.
Error: her
Correct Pronoun: his or her
Answer: Everybody is eager for his or her part in the show to run smoothly. -
Sentence: Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money they collected.
Error: they
Correct Pronoun: he
Answer: Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money he collected.
C. Rewrite the paragraph to include pronouns that agree with their antecedents.
Original Paragraph:
Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of her lines for the play. Someone left their script in the prop room. The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over. Everybody is eager for her part in the show to run smoothly. Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money they collected.
Rewritten Paragraph:
Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of our lines for the play. Someone left his or her script in the prop room. The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over. Everybody is eager for his or her part in the show to run smoothly. Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money he collected.