Question

7.If 2 antecedents are connected by AND, should you use a singular or plural pronoun to replace them?Required to answer. Single choice.Immersive Reader (1 Point) Singular Plural

Answer 1

Answer:

Plural pronoun

Explanation:

An antecedent is a word, phrase or a sentence that gives a proform (usually a pronoun) its meaning. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it is a word, phrase or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows it.

Examples: The antecedents are underlined in the sentences below:

1. Peter said he likes football
2. Mary loves her dog.

When two antecedents are connected by AND, a plural pronoun should be used to replace them. The rule is that if the noun that is being replaced in the sentence is singular, then the pronoun must be singular as well. And if it is plural, the pronoun must be plural too.

If two antecedents are replaced by AND, then they are plural, therefore the pronoun must be plural. An example is;

• Peter and Paul left quite early because they did not want to miss their flight.

Peter and Paul are the antecedents, while they is the plural pronoun.