pronoun agreement?
By the final curtain, ninety percent of the audience had voted with their feet.
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http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/collectivenoun.htm
The collective noun is "ninety percent" and the pronoun referring to it is "their."
Do you see why the reference is correct?
The collective noun is "ninety percent" and the pronoun referring to it is "their."
Do you see why the reference is correct?
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