Practice Question
The gist of the saying went something like this: If a person wants to get ahead in life, you have to be willing to work for it. Which of the following language conventions is violated in the sentence above?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Pronoun-antecedent agreement
Rationale:
🎯“A person” is a third-person subject.
✔“You have to be willing...” switches to second-person.
✒This is a pronoun-antecedent mismatch (inconsistent point of view).
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- Category: ATI TEAS
- Subcategory: English &Language use Exam(s)
- Domain: English & Language Use~2025
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