Question

Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement

A) Neither Sue nor Maria wants her name put on the ballot.


B) Both Marsha and Neely need their hair cut for the dance.


C) Both Geoffrey and William want to be president of their club.


D) Either Ben or George is willing to drive their car to the show.

Answer 1

The answer is actually:

D. Either Ben or George is willing to drive their car to the show.

The subject of the sentence, "Either Ben or George" is singular and should be matched with a singular pronoun--"his" instead of "their." The sentence should read, "Either Ben or George is willing to drive his car to the show."

Answer 2

The sentence with the incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement is:

Neither Sue nor Maria wants her name put on the ballot.

A pronoun is used to substitute a noun. In order for it to substitute, it must have a clear antecedent. Personal pronouns are used to substitute nouns with ownership. There are three persons point of view.1st person is when the subject is the one who is speaking (e.g. I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours). 2nd person is when the subject is the one being spoken to (you, your, yours). 3rd person is when the subject is the one spoken about (he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs).