Mar 6, 2014 · What is the difference between their and theirs, and how is should use them? Sometimes I get frustrated, because I do not see their difference.

Apr 11, 2019 · The general rule is that, when talking about things, you use its for singular and their for plural. There is one exception relating to their, for which the Oxford Dictionary defines …

Sep 2, 2014 · "Someone has forgotten their book". Why can we use 'Their" and what's the difference if instead of "their" we use "his/her"?

Oct 21, 2023 · Without context, "their" refers to "no one" which is singular, the choose 1. However,in the text preceding the sentence, there may be a group of people with "lives", then 2.

Nov 9, 2022 · 6 While others have correctly identified what the they/their refer to in a strict sense, a literal reading of the referents misses some subtleties in the rhetorical structure. The …

Jan 1, 2016 · For clarity and flow I would use the institution's in place of either its or their. their has an odd clumping effect as you intuit. its could also refer to the model's "particular size and …

Feb 10, 2015 · For example, which sentence is correct? The House's minority makes its voices heard. or The House's minority makes their voices heard.

Dec 28, 2020 · "Their" can have a distributive meaning, so "Most of the employees prefer to eat their lunch at their desk" is the preferred construction.

Oct 15, 2019 · I've got a command that says: Point to the items and color them. Say its name. I'm sure it should be their instead of its, but I'm not 100% sure if it should be their name or their …

Jul 9, 2023 · Singular "their" is the correct word to use. With "Each member of the community", the community members have unknown and irrelevant gender, so use "their". The countries …