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Research Workshop: Generating Research Questions and Evaluating Sources — Unit test

Question 11 • IC English 11 - Deering

Read the paragraph.[1] Studies have shown that kids who eat healthy food have more energy. [2] When students are more energized, they get better grades. [3] Still, half the Lincoln High students eat pizza at its lunchtime. [4] The school plans to start offering healthier options like salads and fruit as an alternative.Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent error?

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

Explanation

Sentence 3 uses “its” to refer to “Lincoln High students.” Because “students” is plural, the pronoun should be “their,” as in “their lunchtime.” The other sentences do not contain this pronoun-antecedent mismatch.

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