Which pronoun agrees with the antecedent in the sentence?

Either Jeremy or his friends left ______ books in my car.

A. their
B. his
C. them
D. there

Question

Which pronoun agrees with the antecedent in the sentence? 

Either Jeremy or his friends left ______ books in my car.

A. their
B. his
C. them
D. there

anonymous · Answer

either a or b. i would go with A

lovelyanna · Answer

Thought so, thanks.

lovelyanna · Answer

@whpalmer4

whpalmer4 · Answer

We don't know the gender of Jeremy's friends, so "his" would quite possibly not be correct even if the sentence was "Either Jeremy of one of his friends left his books in my car" — "his" is certainly incorrect if we have a plural.  There isn't a pronoun, and them isn't a possessive.  A is correct answer.

lovelyanna · Answer

Wow @whpalmer4, you sure now how to explain things!
I get it, thanks :)

whpalmer4 · Answer

I hope you meant to type "know" instead of "now" there :-)

lovelyanna · Answer

Oh, I'm soo sorry. Ya, thats what I meant :-P