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Zorluk: OrtaPronoun-Antecedent Agreement and Case

Although the panel of independent judges, which was appointed to evaluate the submissions for the annual architectural competition, initially requested more time, _______ completed the deliberations ahead of schedule.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. itCevap
  2. B
    they
  3. C
    them
  4. D
    its

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it
The correct option is 'it'. The pronoun refers back to 'the panel of independent judges.' In Standard English, 'panel' is a singular collective noun. An intervening relative clause ('which was appointed...') does not change the singular nature of the antecedent. Thus, the singular subject pronoun 'it' is correct to act as the subject of the verb 'completed.'

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1
Identify the antecedent of the pronoun to be placed in the blank.
The antecedent is the noun phrase 'the panel of independent judges.'
The pronoun must agree in number and case with its antecedent.
2
Determine the grammatical number of the antecedent.
The noun 'panel' is a singular collective noun, even though it contains the prepositional phrase 'of independent judges.'
Prepositional phrases intervening between the subject/antecedent and the pronoun do not change the number of the noun.
3
Determine the grammatical case required by the sentence structure.
The blank serves as the subject of the verb phrase 'completed the deliberations,' so a subject case pronoun is required.
The pronoun is performing the action in the dependent clause.
4
Select the option that is singular and in the subject case.
The pronoun 'it' is singular and in the subject case, matching the singular antecedent 'panel.'
This maintains pronoun-antecedent agreement in number and case.

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement with Collective Nouns
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