Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreement with 'each'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Each of the finalists will perform ____ own composition for the judges.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. his or herCorrect
- B. their
- C. its
- D. our
Answer: A. his or her
'Each' is singular; the singular pronoun agrees.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. their
- Plural, and 'each' is singular here.
- C. its
- 'Its' cannot refer to people.
- D. our
- The finalists, not 'we', are performing.
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