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Nov 4 2008 8:41PM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, pronouns, agreement
Writing for business - pronoun agreement
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, pronouns, agreement
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Because more than 50% of the data center’s software applications were Linux distributions, ________ considered to be an open source shop. a. it was b. they were Which is correct? |
Answer: a
Explanation: The pronoun in this sentence refers to “data center.” Even though data center is two words, it is a single entity and requires a singular pronoun.
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