For each of the following sentences, select the correct pronoun in the parentheses, and write it on you paper.
1. All of us can give some of (our, their) time to volunteering.
2. One of my friends volunteers (his, their) time to work on the ambulance squad.
3. Each squad has openings on (their, its) night shift.
4. Every emergency medical technician (EMT) needs to us (his or her, their) skills to save lives.
5. Only one of the EMT's had (his or her, their) driver's license.
My answers to these questions are the following:
1. our
2. his
3. its
4. ?
5. their
The first three are correct.
4. Who uses skills to save lives?
4. their
5. his or her
4. Nope. Technician is singular.
5. Right.
4: his or her
Right.
To find the correct pronoun for each sentence, you need to consider the subject of the sentence and the possessive pronoun that agrees with it.
1. All of us can give some of (our, their) time to volunteering.
In this sentence, the subject is "us," which refers to a group of people. Since we are talking about the time of the group, the correct possessive pronoun is "our." Therefore, the correct answer is "our."
2. One of my friends volunteers (his, their) time to work on the ambulance squad.
In this sentence, the subject is "One," which refers to a singular person. Therefore, the correct possessive pronoun is "his." Hence, the correct answer is "his."
3. Each squad has openings on (their, its) night shift.
In this sentence, the subject is "Each squad," which is a singular noun. Hence, the correct possessive pronoun is "its." Consequently, the correct answer is "its."
4. Every emergency medical technician (EMT) needs to use (his or her, their) skills to save lives.
In this sentence, the subject is "Every emergency medical technician (EMT)," which refers to each individual EMT. Thus, since we are referring to each person's skills, we need a singular possessive pronoun. The correct option is "his or her." Therefore, the correct answer is "his or her."
5. Only one of the EMT's had (his or her, their) driver's license.
In this sentence, the subject is "one," which is a singular noun. Accordingly, the possessive pronoun that matches a singular subject is "his or her." Hence, the correct answer is "his or her."
Based on this explanation, the correct answers to the sentences are:
1. our
2. his
3. its
4. his or her
5. his or her