A pronoun-antecedent error occurs when a pronoun does not match the noun it replaces, in person (first/second/third), number (singular/plural) or gender(male/female/common/neuter).
Examples:
"A person can find success, even if you have no experience." (he has)
"After each of the horses was caught, they were put in the corral." (it was)
"Before the class left, it put its books in the closet." (they and their is better)
* References to he or him as 3rd person singular is thought by some to be a gender error if a female antecedent is possible, but there is no consensus among users.
"A person should always know his limits." (some would use "his or her")
When the number (singular or plural) and the gender (male, female, or neuter) of the pronoun agree with the antecedent, there is no error.
When it is unclear what the antecedent of a pronoun is, it's calleda pronoun-antecedent error.
The pronoun reference error is the replacement of the compound subject nouns with singular pronouns.To correct the pronoun reference error, change the pronouns to plural form:Frank and his brother didn't get along because they liked to get their own way.This particular sentence could also be an ambiguous pronoun reference. That is, only one of the brothers was stubborn. In that case, the sentence should be changed to clear up the ambiguity:Frank and his brother didn't get along because Frankliked to get his own way.ORFrank and his brother didn't get along because Frank's brother liked to get his own way.
No, the word "pronoun" is a noun, a word for a part of speech; a word for a thing.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'pronoun' is it.Example: A pronoun is a part of speech. It takes the place of a noun or another pronoun in a sentence.
Pronoun, more specifically the first person plural personal pronoun.
It is an error made when a third person pronoun is used in a speech.
When the number (singular or plural) and the gender (male, female, or neuter) of the pronoun agree with the antecedent, there is no error.
This is known as a pronoun reference error, where it's unclear which noun the pronoun is referring to. To fix this error, make sure the pronoun clearly connects to a specific noun in the sentence for clarity.
When it is unclear what the antecedent of a pronoun is, it's calleda pronoun-antecedent error.
There is no pronoun error in that sentence.
When a singular pronoun is used to replace a plural noun or two or more nouns; or when a plural pronoun is used to replace a singular noun, its called a pronoun-antecedent error or pronoun reference error.
Pronoun errors are using the wrong gender or number, and use of the wrong case.
There is no antecedent error in the example sentence. The only alternative would be to use the plural, pronoun 'they' (instead of 'she or he') for the singular, indefinite pronoun 'anybody', which is actually acceptable since English has no gender neutral, singular pronoun for a person of unknown gender. Example: "If anybody wants to go to that new restaurant, they have to make reservations a month in advance."
A pronoun reference error is when the number or gender of the pronoun used does not agree with the number or gender of its antecedent.For example:Tell Jack it;s time form their lunch. (plural pronoun taking the place of a singular antecedent)Tell the girls it's time for her lunch. (singular pronoun taking the place of a plural antecedent)Tell your sister that it's time for his lunch. (pronoun for a male taking the place of a noun for a female)Tell Jack that it's time for its lunch. (pronoun for a thing taking the place of a noun for a person)
The pronoun reference error is the replacement of the compound subject nouns with singular pronouns.To correct the pronoun reference error, change the pronouns to plural form:Frank and his brother didn't get along because they liked to get their own way.This particular sentence could also be an ambiguous pronoun reference. That is, only one of the brothers was stubborn. In that case, the sentence should be changed to clear up the ambiguity:Frank and his brother didn't get along because Frankliked to get his own way.ORFrank and his brother didn't get along because Frank's brother liked to get his own way.
The word 'report' is not a pronoun.The word 'report' is a verb (a word for an action) and a noun (a word for a thing).Examples:We will report the problem to the manager. (verb)I found the error when I reread the report. (noun)A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'report' is it.Example: Yes, I've read the report and itdoes have an error.
The issue with the sentence "Every parent has a wish list for their child" is a lack of subject-verb agreement. The subject "every parent" is singular, while the pronoun "their" is plural. This creates a grammatical error known as a pronoun-antecedent agreement error. To correct this sentence, you could say, "Every parent has a wish list for his or her child" to ensure agreement between the singular subject and pronoun.