Pronouns and Antecedents Pronouns must clearly refer to a specific noun (antecedent) and must agree with it in number and gender. Mistakes often happen when the pronoun reference is unclear or when ...

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. For instance, “Every student must submit their form” is incorrect in strict grammar, as “student” is ...

For example, if you want to quote a sentence from a speech, but the speaker uses a pronoun that is unclear without the context, you can use brackets to specify the antecedent.

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