Standard English ConventionsMediumPronoun agreement with a singular antecedent
Standard English Conventions practice question
Each stallholder sets out ____ produce by eight and packs up at one.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. his or herCorrect
- B. their
- C. its
- D. our
Answer: A. his or her
'Each stallholder' is singular; in formal usage it takes a singular pronoun.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. their
- 'Their' is plural.
- C. its
- 'Its' is for things.
- D. our
- 'Our' is first person.
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