Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreeing with residents
Standard English Conventions practice question
The council has asked residents to submit ____ comments by Friday.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. theirCorrect
- B. its
- C. it's
- D. there
Answer: A. their
The comments belong to the residents, who are plural.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. its
- Would make the comments the council's.
- C. it's
- A contraction of it is.
- D. there
- An adverb, not a possessive.
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