Which pronoun?

That is the month many of the classes put on its, their own plays.

Easpch of the classes chooses the play they, it will put on.

Both sentences have a pronoun that refers to classes. What do you think?

Both plural so top one their and bottom one they?

I thought each was singular?

Oops -- I read too fast. My brain wasn't in gear!

That is the month many of the classes put on their own plays. The pronoun refers to many.

But the second is singular.

Each of the classes chooses the play it will put on. The pronoun refers to each.

How about these?

Most of the students prefer acting as his or her/their best job.

His or her?

The antecedent, "most," is plural.

In the first sentence, the correct pronoun to use is "their". The word "classes" is plural, so the pronoun must agree with the plural noun.

To figure out the correct pronoun, let's break down the sentence:
"That is the month many of the classes put on its, their own plays."
- The subject of the sentence is "many of the classes."
- The verb phrase is "put on."
- The possessive pronoun must agree with the noun ("classes") it is referring to.

Since "classes" is plural, we use the plural possessive pronoun "their" to show ownership. Therefore, the correct sentence is:
"That is the month many of the classes put on their own plays."

In the second sentence, the correct pronoun to use is "they". Each individual class is choosing the play, so the pronoun must be in the third person plural.

To determine the correct pronoun, let's break down the sentence:
"Each of the classes chooses the play they, it will put on."
- The subject of the sentence is "Each of the classes."
- The verb phrase is "chooses the play".
- The pronoun must agree with the noun it refers to.

Since "classes" is plural, we use the pronoun "they" to refer to each class choosing their play. Therefore, the correct sentence is:
"Each of the classes chooses the play they will put on."