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Hi Anon: The answer to your question (Cna adjectives be plural?) is no. English does not inflect adjectives for case, number or gender agreement with the nouns they modify. English does inflect nouns and pronouns (for number, not case or gender). Cubs is a noun, a proper name for a sports...

Hello Verymaddhatter, and welcome to English Forums. 1. A pronoun's antecedent is the: A. pronoun itself. B. gender of the pronoun. C word that the pronoun refers back to. D. none of the above Answer is B. Sorry - it's C. 2. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in:...

1. A pronoun's antecedent is the: A. pronoun itself. B. gender of the pronoun. C word that the pronoun refers back to. D. none of the above Answer is B. 2. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in: A. number. B. gender. C. usage. D. both A & B Answer is D. 3. The...

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

person number gender subject subject & object object 1st sing. mas.& fem I my*, mine** me plural mas.& fem we our*, ours** us 2nd ...

Pucca wrote: So, Alexa and Sara are the same person, aren't they? Point number one: No. But I'm awfully proud that you think so. I'd rather be taken for an obviously intelligent woman than for an obviously silly one. Well, each person has it's opinion (is it said in this way? ), if he...

Here's something interesting I found on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they It is commonly assumed that this usage is due to the singular third-person personal pronouns being either gender-specific (he/she, himself/herself, etc.) or inappropriate for referring to people, such...

Point 1: It is not a matter of 'correctness'. They is commonly used for singular of unknown or mixed gender; it is today, however, frowned upon in formal English. Point 2: Your sentence commits a further error of style-- inconsistency of number and/or register. Irrespective (for the moment) of...

Mister Micawber wrote: Dependent clause, independent clause, separate sentence, separate paragraph-- the pronoun must agree in person, gender and number with the noun to which it refers . This is a simple rule. The only problem that remains is what to use for a third person neutral gender...

Dependent clause, independent clause, separate sentence, separate paragraph-- the pronoun must agree in person, gender and number with the noun to which it refers . This is a simple rule. The only problem that remains is what to use for a third person neutral gender singular pronoun.