Number Agreement
Since pronouns are used in place of a noun, there must be an agreement
between the number of the noun and the pronoun that is replacing it. A
singular pronoun has to replace a singular noun and vice versa. Below are
statements that do not show number agreement, and their corrections:
Incorrect:
The cat climbed the tree but
they
stopped at the top of the
branch.
Correct:
The cat climbed the tree but
it
stopped at the top of the branch.
Incorrect: Everyone
are
trying to do what is best for
them
.
Correct:
Everyone
is
trying to do what is best for
him or her
.
Incorrect: Dan and John are here to defend
himself
.
Correct:
Dan and John are here to defend
themselves
.
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