Question

Use the paragraph to answer the question.

(1) Marcus and his brothers always help his dad with maintaining the lawn every weekend. (2) They all take turns raking up leaves, bagging trash, and mowing the grass. (3) Afterward, their dad takes them all out for ice cream. (4) After a hard day's work, ice cream is a much-loved reward.
Which sentence contains an error in pronoun use?
A. sentence 3
B. sentence 4
C. sentence 1
D. sentence 2

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

C. sentence 1

The error in pronoun use is in sentence 1: "his" should be changed to "their" to be consistent with the plural noun "brothers." The correct sentence should read, "Marcus and their brothers always help their dad with maintaining the lawn every weekend."