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O.ABOOTTY Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
HIS or THEIR
I would like to know whether HIS or THEIR is the correct word to be used in the following sentence:
Neither she nor he has finished ....... work.
In my opinion it should be THEIR but some say HIS is to be used.
Neither she nor he has finished ....... work.
In my opinion it should be THEIR but some say HIS is to be used.
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ABOOTTY In my opinion it should be THEIR but some say HIS is to be used. 'their' is most frequently used in ordinary conversation. 'his' is used in more conservative and formal writing.
- ABOOTTY In my opinion it should be THEIR but some say HIS is to be used.
- 'their' is most frequently used in ordinary conversation.
- 'his' is used in more conservative and formal writing.
- CJ
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O.ABOOTTYIn my opinion it should be THEIR but some say HIS is to be used.'their' is most frequently used in ordinary conversation.
'his' is used in more conservative and formal writing.
CJ
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