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Lubov Fominskaja [6]
3 years ago
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Does the sentence contain a pronoun agreement error? After anyone eats Yzma's famous chili, they swear to never try another kind

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1 answer:
Thepotemich [5.8K]3 years ago
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Answer:

Yes.  There is an agreement error between 'anyone' (a singular pronoun) and 'their'  (a plural pronoun).

Explanation:

Some ways to fix the error ....

After <em><u>anyone</u></em> eats Yzma's famous chili, <em><u>he or she swears</u></em> to never try another kind.

OR

After <u><em>people</em></u> eat Yzma's famous chili, <em><u>they swear </u></em>to never try another kind.

By the way, there is another error in the sentence !!!!!!

NO:   'to never try'

YES:   'never to try'

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