Question

Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement

A) All of my dress shoes need their soles repaired.


B) Neither Cate nor Connie made any errors on her test.


C) The artist was proud of the show filled with his paintings.


D) An apprentice can learn how to do a trade from their master

Answer 1

The sentence with a pronoun error is the following one: An apprentice can learn how to do a trade from their master. The subject of the sentence, "An apprentice" is singular and should be matched with a singular pronoun--"his" or "her" instead of "their." The sentence should read, "An apprentice can learn how to do a trade from his master."

so your answer would be D

Answer 2

The sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement is letter (D) An apprentice can learn how to do a trade from their master. The subject of the sentence is "an apprentice." The apprentice can either be a girl or a boy. As usual, by default man has higher hierarchy over woman. The pronoun should be used is not 'their' but 'his'.