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Zorluk: KolayPronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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

Cevap:Each of the female surgeons completed 【her】 shift before attending the medical conference.

Cevap

her
The sentence requires the singular feminine possessive pronoun 'her' because the antecedent 'Each' is grammatically singular, and the prepositional phrase 'of the female surgeons' specifies female gender.

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1
Identify the antecedent in the sentence.
The antecedent is the singular indefinite pronoun 'Each'.
'Each' is the subject of the sentence, while 'of the female surgeons' is a prepositional phrase modifying it.
2
Determine the gender and number of the pronoun needed for agreement.
The pronoun must be singular to match 'Each', and feminine possessive to match 'female surgeons'.
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in both number (singular) and gender (feminine).

Anahtar Kavram

Singular indefinite pronouns such as 'each' take singular pronouns that agree in number and gender with their antecedents.
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Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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