Any science student who feels he is able to compete for the scholarship should get his form in by Monday. Which of the following is an acceptable rewrite to remove gender bias from the sentence above? A. Any science student who feels he or she is able to compete for the scholarship should get his form in by Monday. B. Any science student who feels able to compete for the scholarship should get the form in by Monday. C. Any science student who feels he is able to compete for the scholarship should get her form in by Monday.
or D: Any science student who feels he is able to compete for the scholarship should get their form in by Monday.
Honestly the gender neutral term would be Any science student who feels they are able to compete for the scholarship should get the form in by Monday. But for this question I'd say A. Any science student who feels he or she is able to compete for the scholarship should get his form in by Monday.
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