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.

Question

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

Answer 1

So which do you choose? C or D?

Answer 2

I would say C

Answer 3

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.