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Angelina, Brad, and an Error in Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

A Namibian official announced that Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and their children have left Africa. Their destination remains an enigma to reporters seeking to follow the family wherever they may go.

The second sentence contains an error in pronoun/antecedent agreement. The antecedent "family" is a collective noun that is singular in this context because the family is going as a single unit. The referent pronoun "they" is plural. Change the referent pronoun's number to singular to correct the error.

A Namibian official announced that Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and their children have left Africa. Their destination remains an enigma to reporters seeking to follow the family wherever it may go.

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Scarlett Johansson   Jennifer Aniston   Brad Pitt   Angelina Jolie   Orlando Bloom   Paris Hilton   Eva Longoria   Tom Cruise   Katie Holmes   Gwen Stefani   lindsay Lohan   Adam Brody   Britney Spears   Halle Berry   Nick Lachey   Madonna   Beyonce Knowles