Which of the following statements about pronoun-antecedent agreement is true?
A) A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person, in number, and in gender.
B) A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person and gender, but not in number.
C) A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in person and number, but not in gender.
D) A pronoun needs to match its antecedent in gender and number, but not in person.

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Pronoun-antecedent agreement requires that the pronoun (such as he, she, it, they) matches its antecedent (the noun or pronoun that the pronoun replaces) in person (first, second, or third), number (singular or plural), and gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter). Therefore, option A is the only statement that accurately describes pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Which of the Following Statements About Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Is True