College Composition / Unit 5 CMP 0105 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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The idea
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number, singular or plural, and should match its gender where gender is known.
In practice
"My neighbors gave me the keys to their apartment": neighbors is plural, so their is plural.
Where people slip
Generic nouns and indefinite pronouns cause most agreement problems, covered next.
Your place on the trail
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