To determine the correct sentence, ensure the italicized pronoun matches the number (singular or plural) of its antecedent. For example, in the sentence "The team celebrated its victory," the singular pronoun "its" agrees with the singular antecedent "team." In contrast, a sentence like "The players celebrated their victory" uses the plural pronoun "their" to agree with the plural antecedent "players."
The sentence "Sarah and Jane are enjoying their vacation" is an example where the italicized pronoun "their" agrees in number with its antecedents "Sarah and Jane."
The team members wanted to improve their skills.
I'm happy to help you with that. However, it seems like there is a typo in your sentence. Could you please provide the correct sentence for me to analyze?
An antecedent is a word, phrase, or clause that is referred to by a pronoun later in the sentence. For example, in the sentence "The dog barked loudly, and it scared the neighbors," "the dog" is the antecedent of the pronoun "it." Antecedents are important in maintaining clarity and coherence in writing by ensuring that pronouns clearly refer to the intended nouns.
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"The boys want their dessert now."Yes, the possessive adjective 'their' agrees in number with the plural noun 'boys'.The pronoun 'their' is the plural form used to describe a noun belonging to a plural noun (or two or more nouns).
Certainly! Please provide the sentence with the italicized pronoun and antecedent so I can assist you further.
The title of the play, "Romeo and Juliet," should be italicized in the sentence.
Novels are typically italicized when mentioned in a sentence or paragraph. However, if you are hand-writing the title, you would underline it.
Please provide the sentences you're referring to, and I'll help you identify the one where the italicized pronoun agrees in number with its italicized noun.
The title of the play, "Romeo and Juliet," should be italicized in the sentence: The students attended a production of Romeo and Juliet.
Yes, for instance. The conflict in Sri Lanka has its antecedents in the ancient cultural differences between the Tamil/Hindu population in the north and the Sinhalese/Buhdist population in the south.