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Is the pronoun-antecedent correct in Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion about the new security system?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes, the sentence is grammatically correct. The antecedent 'everyone', a singular indefinite pronoun, should take a singular possessive adjective form. However, some people find using 'his or her' an awkward choice when the gender of the antecedent is indefinite. This is a situation where using a plural pronoun to take the place of a singular antecedent is acceptable. The alternate is:
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion of the new security system
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