Model-1
Wrong Sentence:
One should always respect his or her country.
Why?
The usage of pronouns has to be consistent in terms of gender and number. Special attention is needed in case of indefinite pronouns.
Right Sentence:
One should always respect one’s country
Model-2
Wrong Sentence:
The team opined that it must be given the freedom to play its shots.
Why?
Collective nouns are singular if treated as a single entity, and plural if they represent separate individuals. Pronoun usage must also correspond to the number.
Right Sentence:
The team opined that they must be given the freedom to play their shots.
Model-3
Wrong Sentence:
Every doctor and nurse are requested to treat their patients with the utmost respect.
Why?
‘every’, ‘each’, are always singular and the corresponding pronoun or verb must conform to the singularity
Right Sentence:
Every doctor and nurse is requested to treat his or her patients with the utmost respect.
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Model-4
Wrong Sentence:
Don’t forget about the holiday I, Ranjan and you are planning for this summer.
Why?
When there are more than one noun or pronoun in the same sentence, the order to follow is second person, third person and then the first person.
Right Sentence:
Don’t forget about the holiday you, Ranjan and I are planning for this summer.