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indicate whether the sentence is an example of correct or incorrect pro…

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indicate whether the sentence is an example of correct or incorrect pronoun agreement: the cowboy and his horse drank their fill at the desert oasis. correct pronoun agreement incorrect pronoun agreement question 8 (1 point) indicate whether the following sentence is an example of correct or incorrect pronoun agreement: gustavo slowed to the speed limit when it saw the police cruiser in the rearview mirror. correct pronoun agreement incorrect pronoun agreement

Explanation:

Brief Explanations
  1. In the first sentence "The cowboy and his horse drank their fill at the desert oasis", "the cowboy and his horse" is a plural subject, and "their" is a plural - pronoun which agrees in number. So, it has correct pronoun - agreement.
  2. In the second sentence "Gustavo slowed to the speed limit when it saw the police cruiser in the rearview mirror", "Gustavo" is a male - named singular subject, but "it" is a non - human singular pronoun. The correct pronoun should be "he". So, it has incorrect pronoun - agreement.

Answer:

  1. Correct pronoun agreement
  2. Incorrect pronoun agreement