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Which of the following sentences contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) The man and his brother both mapped out a trail. B) Alice or Jane will bring their bug spray. C) The tree lost most
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Which of the following sentences contains an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement?

A) The man and his brother both mapped out a trail.

B) Alice or Jane will bring their bug spray.

C) The tree lost most of its leaves last weekend.

D) Sheila, where did you learn how to fish?

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The sentence that contains an error in pronoun antecdent agreement is:

B) Alice or Jane will bring their bug spray.

If thwer will be Alice or Jane the pronoun that corresponds to this noun is her no "their"

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