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Consider the following formal sentence:

'Each of the newly appointed ambassadors to the United Nations is expected to present ________ credentials to the Secretary-General during the opening assembly.'

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence in accordance with formal pronoun-antecedent agreement rules?

  1. A
    their
  2. his or herCevap
  3. C
    its
  4. D
    theirs

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The correct option is 'his or her'.
The pronoun phrase 'his or her' is correct because the subject antecedent is 'Each', which is a singular indefinite pronoun. In formal standard English tested by JAMB, singular indefinite pronouns require singular possessive pronouns to maintain proper pronoun-antecedent agreement.

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1
Identify the antecedent in the main clause
The antecedent is the indefinite pronoun 'Each', modified by the prepositional phrase 'of the newly appointed ambassadors'.
The head of the subject phrase determines agreement, not the plural object of the preposition ('ambassadors').
2
Determine the grammatical number of the antecedent
Indefinite pronouns such as 'each', 'everyone', 'someone', and 'neither' are grammatically singular in standard formal English.
Formal agreement rules mandate that singular antecedents take singular possessive pronouns.
3
Select the possessive pronoun that matches gender and number
'his or her' matches the singular number of 'Each' and appropriately refers to human persons of unspecified gender.
Plural pronouns like 'their' violate formal agreement rules, while 'its' is inappropriate for human subjects.

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