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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Its and their when refering to a family

Which is correct?
His family was able to move into their new home.
His family was able to move into its new home.
  

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Anonymous His family was able to move into their new home. His family was able to move into its new home Both are grammatically correct, but " their ", not "its", is the polite way of referring to the home of a family.

  • Anonymous His family was able to move into their new home.
  • His family was able to move into its new home Both are grammatically correct, but " their ", not "its", is the polite way of referring to the home of a family.
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AnonymousHis family was able to move into their new home.
His family was able to move into its new home
Both are grammatically correct, but "their", not "its", is the polite way of referring to the home of a family.

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