Review the 22nd Section
We need to make pronouns and antecedents agree.
e.g. Lisa lost her bag.
Lisa and her are antecedents and pronouns, they should be agreed.
We can't use plural pronouns to refer to singular antecedents.
e.g. Everyone in this class must follow the rule which they have.(wrong)
Everyone in this class must follow the rule which he or she has.(right)
Students in this class must follow the rule which they have.(right)
We should treat collective nouns as singular unless the meaning is clearly plural.
e.g. The animal think they will die.
We should treat most compound antecedents joined with and as plural.
e.g. Lisa and Lily are best friends.
Lisa and Lily had their own brand in 1997.
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