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In formal grammatical analysis, establishing proper pronoun-antecedent agreement requires accurately isolating the head noun from intervening modifiers. Which option correctly completes the sentence below?

'Each of the female diplomats who participated in the bilateral negotiations was requested to present _____ report to the envoy.'

  1. herCevap
  2. B
    their
  3. C
    its
  4. D
    theirs

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The singular feminine possessive determiner 'her' is the correct answer because the true grammatical antecedent is the singular indefinite subject 'Each'.
The correct answer utilizes the singular feminine possessive pronoun because the grammatical antecedent is 'Each', a singular indefinite pronoun. In formal standard English, singular indefinite pronouns maintain singular concord regardless of plural modifying phrases that follow them.

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1
Identify the true syntactic antecedent of the pronoun slot in the main clause.
The subject of the main sentence is 'Each of the female diplomats'. The head word is the singular indefinite pronoun 'Each', while 'of the female diplomats' is a prepositional modifier.
Intervening prepositional phrases and relative clauses ('who participated in the bilateral negotiations') do not alter the singular grammatical number of the head subject.
2
Determine the required grammatical gender and number for the possessive pronoun.
The head antecedent 'Each' is singular, and the prepositional phrase specifies gender as female ('female diplomats'). Thus, a singular feminine possessive determiner is required.
Formal pronoun-antecedent agreement in JAMB UTME requires strict concordance in both number (singular) and gender (feminine).
3
Select the option that matches the required form.
'her' functions as the singular feminine possessive determiner modifying 'report'.
It fulfills all syntactical requirements without falling into proximity error or gender mismatch.

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement with Singular Indefinite Pronouns
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Pronouns and Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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