Question

Which pronoun correctly completes the following sentence?

Answer 1

The correct pronoun is his or her

Answer 2

Which pronoun correctly completes the following sentence?

The student picked up _____ own backpack and ran to math class.

A) She or He

B) Their

C) His or Her

D) Its

The correct answer is..... C) His or Her

First of all, there is only 1 person in this sentence. Therefore eliminate the answer B. So the answers left are A, C, and D. Then eliminate the answer D because the person is not a thing. The answers left are A and C. Next, eliminate the answer A because it doesn't make since in the sentence. Finally, the only answer it can be is C) His or Her