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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

chosing appropriate nouns or pronouns

Each of the boys packs ________ own lunch on Fridays
his
their
  

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Hi, Say 'his'. Clive

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Hi,
Say 'his'.

Clive
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Hi!
it is their because it is 2 boys, i think?!
AshleyEmotion: thinking
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AnonymousEach of the boys packs ______ own lunch on Fridayshis their
Each (singular) is the subject of the sentence. So, the verb is in the singular [packs], and the pronoun is in the singular [his]. The intervening prepositional phrase has no effect on the verb or the pronoun.
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