SAT Reading & Writing · Form, Structure, and Sense
The board members reviewed the proposal and each gave ______ own assessment before the final vote.
The board members reviewed the proposal and each gave ______ own assessment before the final vote.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Answer and explanation
Answer: C: their
"Each" refers back to "the board members," a plural group, and in this context their is the standard modern usage that agrees in meaning with the plural group being described, even though "each" is grammatically singular in strict formal terms; contemporary Standard English treats this construction as correct when referring to a plural antecedent group. His or her is more restrictively formal but less natural given "board members" is a mixed, unspecified group already established as plural in the sentence. Its incorrectly treats the subject as a single, non-human entity. One's introduces a generic, impersonal pronoun that doesn't connect back to "the board members" at all.
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