Which of the following shows pronoun and antecedent agreement?
A person's vision is adapted to their environment.
A working woman may be the primary income earner in their household.
Each volunteer, feeling that their time had been used well, went home happy.
A weak team member can weaken the strength of her entire team.
Can anyone help me with this grammar question?
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The antecedent for a pronoun is the last preceding qualified noun.
"A person's vision is adapted to their environment." The pronoun is 'their' and the last preceding noun is 'person'. 'Person' is singular, so it does not agree.
"A working woman may be the primary income earner in their household." The pronoun is 'their' and the last preceding noun is 'earner', but that does not qualify. So go on back to 'woman'. That does not agree.
"Each volunteer, feeling that their time had been used well, went home happy." The pronoun is 'their' and the antecedent is 'volunteer' but it does not agree.
"A weak team member can weaken the strength of her entire team." The pronoun is 'her' and the antecedent is 'member'. They agree in number.