Question

which is correct?

george, frank, and she are in the pool.
george, frank, and their are in the pool.
george, frank, and her are in the pool.
george, frank, and them are in the pool.

question 18
5 pts

which is correct?

each of the girls brought their lunch to the picnic.
each of the girls brought there lunch to the picnic.
each of the girls brought her lunch to the picnic.
each of the girls brought his or her lunch to the picnic.

Explanation:

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Analyze pronoun case in the first question

The pronoun functions as part of the compound subject "George, Frank, and [pronoun]". Therefore, a subjective case pronoun must be used.

• "she" is subjective.
• "their" is possessive.
• "her" is objective/possessive.
• "them" is objective.

Analyze pronoun-antecedent agreement in the second question

The subject is "Each of the girls". "Each" is a singular indefinite pronoun, requiring a singular feminine possessive pronoun ("her") to agree with "girls".

• "their" is plural.
• "there" is an adverb of place.
• "her" is singular feminine, matching "Each of the girls".
• "his or her" is unnecessary and incorrect because the group consists specifically of "girls".

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<answer>

Question 1

<mcq-correct>(A) George, Frank, and she are in the pool.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(B) George, Frank, and their are in the pool.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(C) George, Frank, and her are in the pool.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(D) George, Frank, and them are in the pool.</mcq-option>

Question 2

<mcq-option>(A) Each of the girls brought their lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(B) Each of the girls brought there lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>(C) Each of the girls brought her lunch to the picnic.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(D) Each of the girls brought his or her lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
</answer>

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Answer:

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Analyze pronoun case in the first question

The pronoun functions as part of the compound subject "George, Frank, and [pronoun]". Therefore, a subjective case pronoun must be used.

• "she" is subjective.
• "their" is possessive.
• "her" is objective/possessive.
• "them" is objective.

Analyze pronoun-antecedent agreement in the second question

The subject is "Each of the girls". "Each" is a singular indefinite pronoun, requiring a singular feminine possessive pronoun ("her") to agree with "girls".

• "their" is plural.
• "there" is an adverb of place.
• "her" is singular feminine, matching "Each of the girls".
• "his or her" is unnecessary and incorrect because the group consists specifically of "girls".

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<answer>

Question 1

<mcq-correct>(A) George, Frank, and she are in the pool.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(B) George, Frank, and their are in the pool.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(C) George, Frank, and her are in the pool.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(D) George, Frank, and them are in the pool.</mcq-option>

Question 2

<mcq-option>(A) Each of the girls brought their lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>(B) Each of the girls brought there lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>(C) Each of the girls brought her lunch to the picnic.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>(D) Each of the girls brought his or her lunch to the picnic.</mcq-option>
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