“It’s obvious but important: water, water, water! Staying hydrated is the best thing
one can do for their skin.” - Eva Mendes, answering a question about her beauty tips
Eva has made an agreement shift. In the second sentence, she uses the third person plural possessive adjective “their” to refer to the singular pronoun “one.” This error [...]
“They are not artists in their job, but in their heart they are. Growing up in our house, music was always important - cinema, opera, ballet.” - Penelope Cruz, in Red, about her parents
Penelope has made two errors that are commonly found in questions on standardized examinations. One is an agreement shift in number, and [...]
While some people believe that one can leave a dog in a car if you keep a window open, as Orlando Bloom did when he went to a restaurant with Kate Bosworth on a hot summer day, others feel that the dog should remain at home to avoid being subjected to extreme, and possibly lethal, [...]
Tom Cruise will be reenacting a scene from Mission Impossible:III for the film’s Japanese premiere. He will amaze fans as he is chased in a speedboat by a helicopter, and he will commandeer a train and meet with you on board during the trip from Osaka to Tokyo.
The second sentence contains a pronoun error. The [...]
The number of nouns and pronouns and the person of pronouns must remain consistent within a sentence. Standardized examinations will present questions that contain agreement shifts, making instant recognition of these errors essential.
All of my friends want to be a rock star.
“All of my friends” is a noun phrase that is plural. “Rock star” is [...]
