At a basketball game last night, the two referees were Jim and Bob, and we don't know which, but one of them forgot a whistle.

Identify the correct sentence.

A.

One of the referees left his whistle at home.

B.

One of the referees left their whistle at home.

C.

One of the referees left its whistle at home.

D.

One of the referees left his or her whistle at home.

Question

Quinn Avila

English

6 December, 11:53

At a basketball game last night, the two referees were Jim and Bob, and we don't know which, but one of them forgot a whistle.

Identify the correct sentence.

A.

One of the referees left his whistle at home.

B.

One of the referees left their whistle at home.

C.

One of the referees left its whistle at home.

D.

One of the referees left his or her whistle at home.

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Answers (2)

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Cedric Lopez · Answer 1

B, because one of them left it home, and their is the correct term.

Joslyn Small · Answer 2

B

Explanation:

Their is the correct term in the sentence, besides assuming one or either of the persons gender. Because we don't know which one left it, but there are multiple. So their is the correct answer.