Question

In which sentence are the pronoun and antecedent not in agreement?

a The bear licked its muddy paws.
b Gretchen and Paula did not know when they would see each other again.
c If the bus is late, he will be late to class.
d Anita swam to the surface to catch her breath.

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question: In which sentence are the pronoun and antecedent not in agreement, would be, sentence C: If the bus is late, he will be late to class.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason for this answer being the correct one is because of the inconsistency between the information given at the beginning, which mentions a bus, while in the second portion of the sentence, the pronoun being mentioned refers to another subject, a person, a man, instead of replacing the original subject (bus). This shows inconsistency between original subject and pronouns being used as substituted in subsequent sentences. Aside from that, option C is a clear example of a clause, where we have the initial information, and then the addition, or adverbial clause, that extends the information from the initial sentence.

Answer 2

The sentence in which the pronoun and the antecedent are not in agreement is option C. If the bus is late, he will be late to class. In the first clause, the subject of the sentence is the word "bus", and in the next clause, the subject changed to "he" and the pronoun he does not clearly state its antecedent.