Question

exercise 2: making pronouns and antecedents agree in writing directions: read the following paragraph. look especially for errors in agreement between pronouns and their antecedents. when you find a pronoun error, cross out the incorrect pronoun and write the correct one after it and then highlight it in blue. there will not be a mistake in every sentence. (1) kathy has always liked dollhouses, and she got an idea for a business from their hobby. (2) now she and her brothers make dollhouses for sale. (3) neither she nor her brothers give all of her time to the business. (4) still, the team makes all its spending money from their sales. (5) kathys older and assembles the pieces. (6) he chooses the plywood, cuts it to scale, and assembles the pieces. (7) her younger brother, max, paints the houses inside and out, giving it details like doors, windows, and shutters. (8) while murray and max do his jobs, kathy buys miniature furniture. (9) then she sews curtains, rugs, tablecloths, and bedspreads to make each house special. (10) from october until mid - december, the crew takes turns selling its products at craft sales.

Explanation:

1. In sentence (1), "their" is incorrect as it refers to Kathy alone. It should be "her".
2. In sentence (3), "her" should be "their" since it refers to Kathy and her brothers.
3. In sentence (4), "its" should be "their" as the team is plural - Kathy and her brothers.
4. In sentence (6), "He" should be "She" as it refers to Kathy.
5. In sentence (7), "it" should be "them" as it refers to the doll - houses (plural).
6. In sentence (8), "his" should be "their" as it refers to Murray and Max.

Answer:

(1) Kathy has always liked dollhouses, and she got an idea for a business from her hobby.
(2) Now she and her brothers make dollhouses for sale.
(3) Neither she nor her brothers give all of their time to the business.
(4) Still, the team makes all their spending money from their sales.
(5) Kathy's older and assembles the pieces.
(6) She chooses the plywood, cuts it to scale, and assembles the pieces.
(7) Her younger brother, Max, paints the houses inside and out, giving them details like doors, windows, and shutters.
(8) While Murray and Max do their jobs, Kathy buys miniature furniture.
(9) Then she sews curtains, rugs, tablecloths, and bedspreads to make each house special.
(10) From October until mid - December, the crew takes turns selling its products at craft sales.