Possessive pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun in the phrase they replace. Each possessive pronoun must agree in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) with ...

Not so fast, said Kevin Keegan, a high school journalism teacher in Silver Spring, Md. The pronoun “her,” he claimed, lacks a true antecedent. He said “her” can’t refer to the possessive case “Toni ...

IT'S very well-established in English grammar that (1) the verb must always agree with the number — singular or plural — of the noun or pronoun that does or states the action, and that (2) the pronoun ...

In its latest edition, the Associated Press Stylebook -- a widely used reference for journalists -- is embracing the use of “they” as a singular pronoun. “We offer new advice for two reasons: ...