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B. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent, both in number and person.
EXAMPLES:
Although a police officer used to be a symbol of authority, today they receive little respect
from most people.
In this sentence the pronoun they refers to police officer, which is singular. The best way to correct
it is to say “he or she.” So, the sentence should read: “Although a police officer used to be a symbol of
authority, today he or she receives little respect from most people.”
The Abbot was an effective administrator who attempted to assign each monk a task particu-
larly suited to their talents and training.
In this sentence, their refers to each monk. But their is plural and each monk is singular. The sen-
tence is corrected by changing their to his: “The Abbot was an effective administrator who attempted to
assign each monk a task particularly suited to his talents and training.”
After three years of college education, a person should be allowed to apply to graduate school,
because by that time you are ready to choose a profession.
In the sentence above, you refers to person. But you is a second person pronoun and person requires
a third-person pronoun. This is called the error of shifting subject. The sentence could be corrected by

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changing you are to one is or vice versa: “After three years of college education, a person should be
allowed to apply to graduate school, because by that time one is ready to choose a profession.”
If one wishes to apply for a scholarship, you must submit a completed application by March 1.
The error can be corrected by eliminating the incorrect pronoun altogether: “If one wishes to apply
for a scholarship, a completed application must be submitted by March 1.”