Exercises

	Writing Handbook Exercises

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement In the sample sentences below, pronouns have a double underline, and their antecedents or the nouns they refer to have a single underline. Correct the agreement error in each sentence by effectively altering either the pronoun or its antecedent. Write the revised sentence on the lines provided. Hint: if the gender of the antecedent is unspecified, it is preferable to use a genderless plural pronoun where possible. example: I recall him commenting, "How the hell is a general supposed to learn their job except by trying?" I recall him commenting, "How the hell are generals* supposed to learn their job except by trying?"*

7. If in attempting to meet its legitimate mandate the Canadian Forces produces insipid, intermittent, and disjointed PR, it reflects no credit on either themselves or the government of the day. [one of the pronouns is inconsistent]


7. If in attempting to meet its legitimate mandate the Canadian Forces produces insipid, intermittent, and disjointed PR, it reflects no credit on either itself or the government of the day.