Question

State whether true or false.
The sentence mentioned below is in Pronoun – Antecedent agreement.
Every citizen should use their right to vote.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Hint: When a pronoun agrees in number (singular or plural) and person (first, second, or third person) with its antecedent, it is known as pronoun antecedent agreement. An antecedent is a phrase, clause, or adjective that is referenced by another word, noun, or phrase later on. If the antecedent is a plural community, the antecedent must be plural as well. For instance, the shelter dog is noisy and energetic, but we still like him.

Complete answer:
Pronoun-antecedent agreement -
When a pronoun agrees in number (singular or plural) and person (first, second, or third person) with its antecedent, it is known as pronoun antecedent agreement.
To grasp the concept of pronoun – antecedent agreement, you must first grasp the concept of pronouns.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for (or replaces) a noun.
The personal pronouns are I, we, you, they, etc. They're called "personal" because they're typically used to talk about people (except for it, which refers to things).
President Lincoln is referenced by the pronoun his. For the pronoun his, President Abraham Lincoln is the ANTECEDENT.
A term that a pronoun stands for is called an antecedent. (ante means "before" in Latin).
In terms of number, the pronoun must fit the antecedent.

A pronoun is a word or expression that acts as a substitute for a noun. In Person, Number, and Gender, a pronoun must always agree with its antecedent (the noun or pronoun it refers back to). Pronoun-antecedent agreement is the term for this. The number form of the pronoun and the antecedent do not agree in the preceding sentence. The pronoun 'their' is plural, but the antecedent 'citizen' is singular. Making the plural 'their' through a single pronoun, 'his or her,' is one way to overcome this dispute. As a result, the sentence would read as follows: Every citizen should exercise his or her right to vote.

Hence, the answer is option ‘B’ i.e, False.

Note: The terms anterior, foregoing, past, preceding, previous, and prior are all synonyms for antecedent. To match the masculine, singular antecedent “He”, ‘his’ is both masculine and singular. ‘She’ is the antecedent for the referent pronoun her in the following sentence. To match the feminine, singular antecedent she, her is both feminine and singular. To agree with the singular antecedent, I, my is singular.