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When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

a pronoun case error
a pronoun shift error
a reciprocal pronoun error
a vague pronoun error

User Dmitrii Dovgopolyi
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Answer:

When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?

  1. a pronoun case error
  2. a pronoun shift error <<<CORRECT
  3. a reciprocal pronoun error
  4. a vague pronoun error

Step-by-step explanation:

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User John Ruban Singh
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Answer:

The kind of error that occurs is:

B. a pronoun shift error.

Step-by-step explanation:

Take a look at the following sentence:

"One could have done better if we had studied harder."

See how the sentence begins by using "one" and then suddenly shifts to "we"? This is an example of a pronoun shift error. The pronoun "we" does not agree with "one".

Let's analyze another example:

"Someone is knocking; and they seem to be in a hurry."

Although that is a common structure in colloquial speech, it is incorrect. "Someone" is a third-person singular word, so the pronouns that refer to it should be "he" or "she". "They" is a third-person plural pronoun. Therefore, this example too shows a pronoun shift error.

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