Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26385
Q. Every boy and (1) / every girl (2) / will do his best (3) / to pass the exam. (4) / No Error (5)- Published on 18 Jan 17a. 1
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ANSWER: 3
Replace 'his' with 'her'.
When two singular nouns are joined by 'and', preceded by each or every, the pronoun used must be singular and agree in gender with the second noun.
The correct sentence should be: Every boy and every girl will do her best to pass the exam.
e.g. Each man and each woman went to her shop.
