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Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreement with 'each'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Each of the paintings has ____ own small label.

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

  1. A. itsCorrect
  2. B. their
  3. C. it's
  4. D. there

Answer: A. its

'Each' is singular; the possessive is 'its'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. their
Plural.
C. it's
'It's' means 'it is'.
D. there
'There' is not a possessive.

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