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Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreement with 'everyone'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Everyone on the trip must carry ____ own water.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. his or herCorrect
  2. B. their
  3. C. its
  4. D. our

Answer: A. his or her

'Everyone' is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. their
Plural.
C. its
'Its' does not refer to people.
D. our
The subject is 'everyone', not 'we'.

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