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Zorluk: ZorPronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

The chief archivist, together with her research assistants, published _____ comprehensive catalogue of historical manuscripts in the university journal. Which of the following pronouns correctly completes the sentence?

  1. herCevap
  2. B
    their
  3. C
    its
  4. D
    hers

Cevap

The singular possessive determiner 'her' correctly completes the sentence.
The primary antecedent is the singular noun phrase 'The chief archivist'. Expressions introduced by 'together with' are parenthetical prepositional phrases that do not change the number of the subject. Consequently, the singular possessive pronoun 'her' properly agrees with the singular antecedent.

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1
Identify the primary antecedent in the subject position.
The head noun of the subject is 'chief archivist' (singular, female).
Intervening phrases introduced by quasi-conjunctions such as 'together with', 'along with', or 'as well as' are prepositional modifiers and do not alter the singular grammatical number of the subject.
2
Select the pronoun form that maintains proper agreement.
The singular feminine possessive determiner 'her' is required to modify 'comprehensive catalogue'.
The pronoun must agree in number, gender, and syntactic function with its singular antecedent.

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Pronoun-antecedent agreement with subjects followed by quasi-conjunction phrases ('together with')
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Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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