The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it.


Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?

Use of a colon

Verb tense

Pronoun-antecedent agreement

Punctuation of an introductory clause

i think it is either C or D
C because Person is third person and you is second
D because of the colon

3 answers

So which do you choose? C or D?
I would say C
Oooo, identity crisis at work!!

John/Alexis ... pick a name and stay with it. We can see that you're posting from the same Internet address.

Yes, C.