Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun number with a singular antecedent
Standard English Conventions practice question
Each applicant must bring ____ own copy of the form to the interview.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. theirCorrect
- B. his
- C. its
- D. our
Answer: A. their
'Each applicant' takes the generic singular 'their' in current standard usage.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. his
- 'His' assumes every applicant is a man.
- C. its
- 'Its' is for things.
- D. our
- 'Our' shifts to the first person.
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