While I agree with the sentiment of this meme, I bristle at the grammar error. An antecedent is the word or words that a pronoun represents. For instance, in a sentence such as, the child was crying because he was tired, he is a pronoun. The antecedent of that pronoun is child. Both the word child and the word he are singular. Since they are both singular, they agree in number. In this picture, "their" is a pronoun. The antecedent is "someone." Their is plural. Someone is singular. They do not agree in number. One of the two words should be changed to make them agree. #pronouns #antecedents #agreeinnumber #nomadsnonsense #grammar
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