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Difficulty: MediumPronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Read the sentence below. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence to ensure proper pronoun-antecedent agreement? Write only the correct pronoun in the blank.

Answer:Neither of the international airlines has updated 【its】 flight schedules to reflect the new safety regulations.

Answer

its
The correct pronoun is 'its' because it correctly agrees in number with the singular indefinite pronoun antecedent 'Neither'. The intervening prepositional phrase 'of the international airlines' contains a plural noun, but it does not change the singular nature of the true antecedent.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the true antecedent of the missing pronoun.
The antecedent is 'Neither', which is a singular indefinite pronoun.
Although the prepositional phrase 'of the international airlines' contains the plural noun 'airlines', the subject and antecedent of the sentence is the pronoun 'Neither'.
2
Select the appropriate pronoun that matches the antecedent in number and gender.
The singular possessive pronoun 'its' must be used because 'Neither' is singular and refers to inanimate corporate entities.
A pronoun must agree in number with its antecedent. Using the plural possessive pronoun 'their' would create a pronoun-antecedent agreement error.

Key Concept

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement with Singular Indefinite Pronouns
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