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QuizMultiple Choice

Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials — Unit test

Question 9 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

Answer
A
a pronoun case error
B
a pronoun shift error
C
a reciprocal pronoun error
D
a vague pronoun error

Explanation

A pronoun should agree with its antecedent in person and number. When it changes person or number instead, the sentence has a pronoun shift error. A pronoun case error involves using the wrong form, such as “she” instead of “her.”

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