EXPLANATION
E16. Identify the sentence that uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement:
a) Each of the boys forgot their homework.
b) Each of the boys forgot his homework.
c) Each of the boys forgot hisself homework.
d) Each of the boys forgot himself homework.
ANSWER: b) Each of the boys forgot his homework.
EXPLANATION:
The sentence that uses correct pronoun-antecedent agreement is:
b) Each of the boys forgot his homework.
In this sentence, the pronoun "his" agrees with the antecedent "each," which is singular. The use of the pronoun "his" is appropriate to refer to each individual boy in a gender-neutral manner. Option b correctly maintains pronoun-antecedent agreement by using a singular pronoun to match the singular antecedent.
Option a, "Each of the boys forgot their homework," is an example of incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement because "their" is a plural pronoun, while "each" is singular.
Options c and d, "Each of the boys forgot hisself homework" and "Each of the boys forgot himself homework," are incorrect because the pronouns "hisself" and "himself" are not necessary and do not agree with the singular antecedent "each."
