Client and Customer

In business, the terms client and customer have become interchangeable. The use of the terms also is tricky.

In the rules of usage, however, although the terms are closely related in meaning, they are not interchangeable.

"Client" refers to a person who pays for the advice or services of a professional person.

For example: They are both clients of Atty. Reyes.

"Customer," on the other hand, refers to a person who purchases goods from a shop, etc.

For example: Many customers are complaining about high prices and poor service.

Now, there is also an instance that the term "client" refers to "customer." In this case, "client" is used in the sense of "customer" by shops that regard it as a more superior word.

For example: The clients of an exclusive dress boutique were treated to a dinner dance.

Source:
Webster's Universal Spelling Grammar & Usage

Where is the Pronoun Antecedent?

Look at this sentence:

Sr. Leni is Gabo's Religion teacher, and the conference was part of the preparation for his first communion.

Notice the 'his' in bold font. We call that a pronoun, and a pronoun replaces a noun. So we look back in the sentence and look for that noun that the pronoun 'his' replaces. Can you find it?

We sure can find many nouns before the 'his.' There are six nouns before 'his' - Sr. Leni, Religion, teacher, conference, part, preparation. Can 'his' replace any of these nouns? I don't think so.

The only noun that 'his' can replace in that sentence would have been 'Gabo.' But the form of 'Gabo' is not a noun, it's in the possessive, Gabo's, so that doesn't count.

In other words, the pronoun 'his' has no antecedent in this sentence. The sentence should be:

Sr. Leni is Gabo's Religion teacher, and the conference was part of the preparation for Gabo's first communion.