Pronoun Agreement and Reference Answers

Ambrose Bierce was a journalist. Many of newspaper columns focused on corruption, fraud, and people Bierce didn’t like. Bierce had a biting wit, so people did not want to find the subject of one of columns. However, also had a very serious side to his writing. In fact, Bierce was disappointed with the war reporting of day, so he basically said, “I will do it !” At the age of 71, rode alongside Pancho Villa's army as waged revolution across Mexico.

yourself✔ themselves

✔ hisyour

they✔ he

your✔ his

✔ myselfhimself

she✔ he

✔ itwe

Ambrose Bierce was a journalist. Many of his newpaper columns focused on corruption, fraud, and people Bierce didn’t like. Bierce had a biting wit, so people did not want to find themselves the subject of one of his columns. However, he also had a very serious side to his writing. In fact, Bierce was disappointed with the war reporting of his day, so he basically said, “I will do it myself !” At the age of 71, he rode alongside Pancho Villa’s army as it waged revolution across Mexico.

Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent error?

It depicts the adventures of Odysseus as he tries to find

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intensivesubjective✔ reflexiveobjective

Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?

His home

✔ possessivesubjective

What is the cause of both agreement errors?

✔ subjectivepossessive

✔ possessivereflexive

✔ intensivereflexive