Identify the choice that results in pronoun number agreement!
Where’d the ______ go? It can’t have wandered off.
Choose 1 answer:
A
list of instructions
B
instructions
C
directions
It is list of instructions.
If the pronoun is plural, the noun it refers to must be plural.
If the pronoun is singular, the noun it refers to must be singular.
What is the pronoun? Is it singular or plural? Which of the answer choices matches that?
Correct.
B
instructions
To identify the choice that results in pronoun number agreement in the given sentence, we need to determine the appropriate pronoun to use based on the number of the missing word.
In this case, the pronoun "It" is used to refer to the missing word. Since "It" is a singular pronoun, we need to select the choice that represents a singular noun.
Looking at the given choices:
A. "list of instructions" - This is a noun phrase that represents a singular noun ('list').
B. "instructions" - This is a singular noun.
C. "directions" - This is also a singular noun.
Therefore, the choice that results in pronoun number agreement is B: 'instructions'.