22-3-4 Pronoun-antecedent agreement
I took these quizzes. I felt that this section is important to find some clues.
1 American families are likely to have at least two cars in their garages.
Both the pronoun their and its antecedent, families, are plural.
2 Americans seem to be in love with their cars. this one is correct.
Everyone in America seems to be in love with their cars
The plural pronoun their does not agree with the singular antecedent, Everyone
4 A consumer in the 1970s expected their new car to burn fuel efficiently.
the plural pronoun their does not agree with its singular antecedent, consumer
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2 The audience entered the auditorium and seated (itself / themselves) facing a map of Gettysburg.
The collective noun audience has a plural meaning. so the plural pronoun themselves makes sense.
9 Neither the horse nor the cattle could get (its / their) fill of grass in the pasture after two months of drought.
cattle - the pronoun agrees with the closer part of the antecedent
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