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Pronoun Agreement and Reference

Question 3 • *CR English 3 S2 [E3060OX]

Read the paragraph.[1] Alejandro’s guidance counselor is helping him plan his schedule for next year. [2] She suggests that he take AP Chemistry and AP French to improve his chances of getting into college. [3] Neither he nor his parents think he’ll have time to do the work for both courses. [4] Each of the teachers teach in a different way.Which sentence has an indefinite-pronoun verb agreement error?

Answer
A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4

Explanation

“Each” is an indefinite pronoun that takes a singular verb, even when followed by a plural noun such as “teachers.” Sentence 4 should say “Each of the teachers teaches in a different way,” so sentence 4 contains the agreement error.

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