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

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Each evening the volunteers logged ____ bird counts on the shared website before comparing notes over coffee.

Accepted Answer

A. their. The antecedent 'volunteers' is plural, so the pronoun is 'their': 'volunteers logged their observations.'

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B. its — 'Its' is singular and refers to things, not the plural volunteers.

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C. his — 'His' is singular and assumes one male volunteer.

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D. that — 'That' is not a possessive pronoun.

Standard English Conventions practice question