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Govind Hudda

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· 1 Months ago

Either..or
Neither..nor
Always takes singular pronoun

Question:
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun
Either the manager or his subordinates failed in ______duty in sending the official message.
Options:
A) their
B) his
C) her
D) your
Solution:

When a singular nouns and a plural noun are combined by ‘OR’, ‘EITHER’ OR ‘NEITHER’ NOR the singular noun usually comes first in the sentence and the pronoun must be in the plural number.

Ex.- Either the manager or his subordinates failed in their duty in sending the official message.

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