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Zorluk: KolayPronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence below to maintain proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Cevap:Neither of the two female officers failed to perform 【her】 duty during the emergency response operation.

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The correct pronoun to complete the sentence is 'her'.
The word 'neither' functions as a singular indefinite pronoun when referring to two items or individuals. Since the sentence explicitly mentions 'female officers', the third-person singular feminine possessive pronoun 'her' is required to maintain grammatically correct agreement.

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1
Identify the antecedent of the missing pronoun.
The subject/antecedent is the singular indefinite construction 'Neither of the two female officers', where 'Neither' is the core singular antecedent.
The pronoun 'neither' refers to one of two items/persons individually and takes a singular pronoun.
2
Determine the number and gender of the pronoun required.
Because 'neither' is grammatically singular and the context specifically specifies 'female officers', the correct singular feminine possessive pronoun is 'her'.
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in both number (singular) and gender (feminine).

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