Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement?

Question

Responses

A Each teacher needs to be paired up.Each teacher needs to be paired up.

B Each man needs to carry his own load.Each man needs to carry his own load.

C Each of these women runs their own business.Each of these women runs their own business.

D Each child should bring his or her own lunch.Each child should bring his or her own lunch.

Answer 1

The sentence with an incorrect shift in pronoun-antecedent agreement is:

C Each of these women runs their own business.

In this case, "each" is a singular antecedent, so it should be followed by a singular pronoun. A more appropriate version would be "Each of these women runs her own business."