Asked by Patrick

Circle the correct form of the pronoun.
7. Both John and Jim said (he, they) were not exercising regularly.
Circle they
8. The jury was asked to return to (its, their) seats.
Circle their
9. Please remind each student to bring (his or her, their) homework tomorrow.
Circle their
10. Neither John nor Bob was willing to admit that (he, they) had cheated
Circle they
11. Each of the girls had (her, their) assignment completed
Circle their
12. Every worker in this office needs (his or her, their) own computer)
Circle his or her

Can you please check the above sentences and let me know if there are any mistakes.

Answers

Answered by Nirvana
7) right
8) right
9) right
10) right
11) right
12) to me it could be either, but you're right
Answered by Patrick
Thank you Nirvana for checking this for me.

Answered by Nirvana
You are very welcome, Patrick :)
Answered by Ms. Sue
9, 10, and 11 are wrong.

Nirvana -- apparently you don't know the rules for this lesson. Please don't try to answer questions you don't know.
Answered by Nirvana
Very sorry :(
Answered by Reed
The "rule" is that, for example, "each student" is one person. Each is not a horde! Singular pronoun is used, as in "his or her".
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