Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun-antecedent agreement
Standard English Conventions practice question
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? Each of the researchers submitted ____ own findings before the shared report was compiled.
- A. their
- B. they're
- C. his or herCorrect
- D. its
Answer: C. his or her
The antecedent is 'each', an indefinite pronoun that is grammatically singular, so it requires the singular 'his or her'. 'Their' (A) is plural and does not agree; 'they're' (B) is a contraction of 'they are'; 'its' (D) refers to things, not people.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. their
- 'Their' is plural, but the subject is 'each,' which is grammatically singular and needs 'his or her.'
- B. they're
- 'They're' means 'they are,' which makes no sense before 'own findings' — you need a possessive pronoun.
- D. its
- 'Its' is possessive, but it refers to things, not to the people named as researchers.
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