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Zorluk: ZorPronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence below in accordance with formal rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement?

'Many a seasoned diplomat has insisted that _____ delegation should adhere strictly to the protocols laid down by the assembly.'

  1. A
    their
  2. his or herCevap
  3. C
    its
  4. D
    our

Cevap

The option containing 'his or her' is correct because the expression 'many a' takes a singular noun and requires a singular third-person pronoun to maintain grammatical agreement.
The phrase 'his or her' correctly agrees in number with the antecedent 'Many a seasoned diplomat'. In formal English grammar, the construction 'many a' is followed by a singular countable noun and singular verb, requiring a corresponding singular pronoun.

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1
Identify the antecedent and its grammatical number.
The subject structure 'Many a seasoned diplomat' is grammatically singular despite its plural meaning.
The distributive quantifier 'many a' explicitly conditions the head noun ('diplomat') and verb ('has insisted') to be singular.
2
Determine the appropriate pronoun required for agreement.
A singular third-person possessive pronoun ('his or her') is required.
Pronouns must agree in number, gender, and person with their antecedents in formal English grammar.
3
Evaluate the choices to select the syntactically correct form.
Selecting 'his or her' maintains strict singular antecedent agreement.
Plural forms like 'their' violate formal singular agreement rules in standard assessment contexts.

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement with Distributive Quantifiers ('Many a')
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Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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