Indefinite pronouns/help
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Message from mohammad51 posted on 11-08-2020 at 20:47:56 (D | E | F)
Hello everyone
Please, if could help either to mention the rule or suggest answers.
Thank you in advance
Indefinite pronouns questions
1. Everyone has taken (his, their) payment.
2. Several eyewitnesses volunteered to give (his, their) accounts.
3. Anyone can lose (her, their) eyesight.
4. Another reported (his, their) case to the police.
5 . Somebody left (her, their) handbag in the lecture hall.
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It is suggested to use a plural pronoun when referring back to an indefinite pronoun.
Otherwise, some suggest using ( or ...or ) ex. Everybody needs his or her pencil.
So, according to what is said answers will be as follow :
1. their 2 for several it is always followed by a plural verb .. this is clear
3. their 4. their 5 their
Am I right or not ?
Message from mohammad51 posted on 11-08-2020 at 20:47:56 (D | E | F)
Hello everyone
Please, if could help either to mention the rule or suggest answers.
Thank you in advance
Indefinite pronouns questions
1. Everyone has taken (his, their) payment.
2. Several eyewitnesses volunteered to give (his, their) accounts.
3. Anyone can lose (her, their) eyesight.
4. Another reported (his, their) case to the police.
5 . Somebody left (her, their) handbag in the lecture hall.
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It is suggested to use a plural pronoun when referring back to an indefinite pronoun.
Otherwise, some suggest using ( or ...or ) ex. Everybody needs his or her pencil.
So, according to what is said answers will be as follow :
1. their 2 for several it is always followed by a plural verb .. this is clear
3. their 4. their 5 their
Am I right or not ?
Re: Indefinite pronouns/help from gerondif, posted on 11-08-2020 at 21:47:53 (D | E)
Hello
Yes you are right.
Re: Indefinite pronouns/help from mohammad51, posted on 12-08-2020 at 00:17:11 (D | E)
hello
Thank you very much dear teacher gerondif,
So also please dear teacher gerondif,help me with this another question
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__________ of the boys offered their help to the little old lady who was crossing the street.
a. Another
b. Each
c. All
d. One
Of course I suggest choice C (all) is 100 % working
However, it seems to me also ( each )
But here ( boys ) are from one gender
So, 90 % I avoid each ?? Although it is said ( using plural pronoun when referring back to an indefinite pronoun
Re: Indefinite pronouns/help from gerondif, posted on 12-08-2020 at 16:25:40 (D | E)
Hello
Another/Each/one of the boys offered HIS help to the little old lady who was crossing the street.
a. Another
b. Each
c. All of the boys offered their help
d. One
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