Identify the type of pronoun error in the sentence.
1 Neither of we boys was going to the ball game.
A)reference B)case C)agreement
2)The papers are on the desk that I corrected.
A)reference B)case C)agreement
3)The traffic pattern on the new road is slowed down by too many traffic lights and left turns .It has to be
improved
A)reference B)case C)agreement
4)If anyone accepts his challenge he will be sorry.A)reference B)case C)agreement
Please indicate what YOU THINK the answers are. I already explained #1 to you in an earlier post.
1) The pronoun error in this sentence is an agreement error. The correct pronoun to use here is "us" instead of "we." The sentence should be written as "Neither of us boys was going to the ball game." To identify this error, you need to understand subject-verb agreement. In this case, "Neither of us boys" functions as the subject of the sentence, and since it is referring to a group of people (boys), the verb should agree with that plural noun ("us") rather than the singular form ("we").
2) The pronoun error in this sentence is a case error. The pronoun "that" is used incorrectly to refer to the papers, when it should be the pronoun "which" instead. The correct sentence would be "The papers are on the desk which I corrected." To identify this error, you need to know the difference between "that" and "which" as relative pronouns. "That" is used for essential clauses, while "which" is used for nonessential clauses. In this case, the clause "I corrected" is nonessential information, and therefore "which" should be used.
3) There is no pronoun error in this sentence.
4) The pronoun error in this sentence is a case error. The pronoun "his" should be replaced with the possessive pronoun "one's." The correct sentence would be "If anyone accepts one's challenge, he will be sorry." To identify this error, you need to understand proper pronoun case. In this case, "his" is being used as a possessive pronoun instead of the appropriate reflexive pronoun "one's" to refer back to "anyone."