Question

Which sentence shows correct agreement between nouns and the pronouns that replace them? A) All of the players have had his or her checkups. B) Somebody has volunteered their time to repair the fence. C) Neither the students nor Mr. Mondato wants their photo taken with Barnie. D) Most of the clowns in Ms. Suzuki's class forgot to bring their grammar books.

Answer 1

Answer:

D) Most of the clowns in Ms. Suzuki's class forgot to bring their grammar books.

Explanation:

The indefinite pronoun most may be considered singular or plural depending on the context of the sentence. In this case, most refers to clowns, so the correct pronoun is their.

Answer 2

In the list of sentences above, the one that shows the correct agreement between nouns and the pronouns is sentence D. In this sentence, the subject is the "clowns". This is plural subject. Therefore, the pronoun that should replace is plural too and in this case, it is the pronoun "their".