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Zorluk: KolayPronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Complete the sentence below by filling in the blank with the pronoun that correctly agrees with its antecedent.

Cevap:Every member of the girls' basketball team must present 【her】 identity card before entering the stadium.

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her
The correct answer is 'her' because the grammatical subject and antecedent is 'Every member', which is singular. The context specifies a girls' team, making the singular feminine possessive pronoun 'her' the syntactically correct choice.

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1
Identify the grammatical antecedent in the sentence.
The head antecedent is 'Every member', which is singular.
The prepositional phrase 'of the girls' basketball team' modifies the subject but does not change its singular grammatical number.
2
Determine the gender and number requirements for the pronoun.
The antecedent requires a singular feminine possessive pronoun because 'girls' basketball team' establishes a female context.
Pronouns must agree in both number and gender with their antecedent.
3
Select the correct possessive pronoun.
The possessive pronoun 'her' properly completes the sentence.
'Her' is singular and feminine, matching 'Every member'.

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