Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Sentence: All girls…
2019
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Sentence:
All girls and boys must carry ______ sweaters with them on the trek.
- A.
our
- B.
your
- C.
their
- D.
theirs
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Correct answer: C
Correct choice: their — this is a third-person plural possessive adjective used before a noun to show ownership.
Agreement: "all girls and boys" is a plural subject, so a plural possessive is needed.
Form: "their" is a possessive adjective used before the noun "sweaters" (their sweaters).
Neutrality: "their" is gender-neutral and commonly used with mixed or unspecified groups.
Why the other choices are incorrect:
"our" refers to the speaker(s) (first person), so it does not match the third-person group in the sentence.
"your" is second person (talking to the listener), which does not agree with the third-person subject here.
"theirs" is a possessive pronoun used without a following noun (for example, "The sweaters are theirs"), so it cannot be placed directly before the noun "sweaters."
Example: All students must carry their bags. Similarly, All girls and boys must carry their sweaters on the trek.