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.

  1. A.

    our

  2. B.

    your

  3. C.

    their

  4. 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.

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