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QuizMultiple Choice

Pronoun Agreement and Reference — Unit test

Question 16 • GA-Literature and Composition III A

Read the sentence. The team raises most of their money at the bake sale.The error in this sentence is a

Answer
A
pronoun-antecedent voice agreement error.
B
pronoun-antecedent number agreement error.
C
pronoun-antecedent gender agreement error.
D
pronoun-antecedent subject agreement error.

Explanation

“Team” is a collective noun treated as singular here, as shown by the verb “raises.” The plural pronoun “their” does not agree in number with it; “its” would be the appropriate pronoun. This is a pronoun-antecedent number agreement error.

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