Question

Which sentences contain a pronoun shift? Check all that apply.

The team members will claim its trophy at the luncheon today.
The club decided to schedule its first outing for August.
The rules are posted, so you should know them well.
The doctor was going to be late, so he called his office.
The more you study, the more likely a person is to do well in school.

Answer 1

The sentences "The team members will claim its trophy at the luncheon today" and "The club decided to schedule its first outing for August" both contain pronoun shifts. In both sentences, the pronoun "its" is used to refer to a group of people, which is grammatically incorrect. Instead, the pronoun "their" should be used to refer to the plural antecedents "team members" and "club," respectively.