Male and females could be a compound antecedent referenced by the plural pronoun them
a. true
b. false

The correct answer is True

Explanation:

In grammar, an antecedent refers to a word or multiple words in the case of compound antecedents that can be replaced by a pronoun such as him, them or her in a sentence as the noun makes reference to the antecedent that is placed before the noun. Additionally, the antecedent and the noun that replace it need to agree on number and genre. For example in the sentence "Maria cannot find her book" the antecedent is "Maria" and the pronoun that replaces it is "her", which agrees in gender as "Maria" and "her" are both feminine and singular.

This means in the case of using "Male and females" as an antecedent in a sentence, this compound antecedent can be replaced or referenced by the pronoun "them" as this pronoun is plural and can be either feminine or masculine for example the sentence "Male and females are both capable of the same things and therefore equal right should be guaranteed to them" uses the antecedent and pronoun "them" correctly. Therefore, it is true "male and females" could be a compound antecedent referenced by the plural pronoun them.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”