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Asap! Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement


AAll of my dress shoes need their soles repaired.


BNeither Cate nor Connie made any errors on her test.


CThe artist was proud of the show filled with his paintings.


DAn apprentice can learn how to do a trade from their master.




Verified Answer :

The
sentence having an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement is

 

 ‘All of my dress shoes need their soles
repaired.’, ‘their’ is misplaced.

A
pronoun is used to substitute a noun. In order for it to substitute, it must
have a clear antecedent. Personal pronouns are used to substitute nouns with
ownership. There are three persons point of view.1st person is when
the subject is the one who is speaking (e.g. I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours). 2nd person is
when the subject is the one being spoken to (you, your, yours). 3rd person is when the subject is
the one spoken about (he, him, his,
she, her, hers, it, its, they, their, theirs).

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