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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which personal pronoun agrees with its antecedent and correctly completes the sentence? Each of Carol's great-grandfathers served __________ military years in World War II. A. his B. their C. he

OpenStudy (anonymous):

any ideas?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nope not C

OpenStudy (igreen):

Incorrect, this is not talking about a specific person.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

WAIT I MEANT A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (igreen):

No, A also talks about a specific person.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so B?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes! :)

OpenStudy (igreen):

Correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yerp

OpenStudy (igreen):

We use "their" when we're talking about multiple people.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k thx

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