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Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent error?

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In sentence D, "nobody" is singular while the pronoun "they" is plural. In this sentence, the pronoun "they" refers back to "nobody" as its antecedent. but "nobody" is a singular indefinite pronoun. Thus, there is an error in pronoun-antecedent agreement.
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q. Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent error?

a. sentence 2

q. Which sentence contains a subject-verb agreement error?

a. sentence 3

q. What is the cause of both agreement errors?

a. number

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