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Kstl Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

How can you tell whether a sentence has a Pronoun/Antecedent Disagreement?

1. One of the members brought their photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties

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2. Everyone should submit their homework to their instructor's e-mail address

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kstl One of the members brought their photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties. These are exceptional cases in which disagreement is allowed. "One of the members brought his photos" is also correct.

— Avangi

  • kstl One of the members brought their photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties.
  • These are exceptional cases in which disagreement is allowed.
  • "One of the members brought his photos" is also correct.
  • The subject of the verb is "one," not "members," by the way.
  • The subject of the second clause (and the antecedent of "their") is of course plural.
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kstl One of the members brought their photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties.
These are exceptional cases in which disagreement is allowed.

"One of the members brought his photos" is also correct.

The subject of the verb is "one," not "members," by the way.

The subject of the second clause (and the an
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It depends if you want the strict, old-fashioned, prescriptive approach or the newer descriptive approach.

kstl1. One of the members brought their photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties
Prescriptive: One of the members brought his photos to the meeting while the others stored theirs for future parties.
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