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13 Sep 2021, 01:30
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67% (00:37) correct
33%
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When travelling in a foreign country, one should always keep their passport with them at all times.
(A) their passport with them at all times
(B) one's passport with them at all times
(C) one's passport close by at all times
(D) one's passport constantly with them
(E) his passport with him constantly
(A) their passport with them at all times
(B) one's passport with them at all times
(C) one's passport close by at all times
(D) one's passport constantly with them
(E) his passport with him constantly
14 Sep 2021, 01:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
When travelling in a foreign country, one should always keep their passport with them at all times.
(A) their passport with them at all times
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect: the pronouns their and them refer to one but do not agree with it as one is singular and their and them are plural.
The pronoun one agrees with itself only.
What helps us identify this question as a Pronoun question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:
- Every pronoun in the underlined part of the sentence or after it
(B) one's passport with them at all times
Incorrect.
This answer choice only partially corrects the original sentence and is grammatically incorrect: the pronoun them refers to one but does not agree with it as one is singular and them is plural.
The pronoun one agrees with itself only.
(C) one's passport close by at all times
This answer choice corrects the Pronoun errors of them and their in the original sentence. The pronoun one agrees with itself only.
(D) one's passport constantly with them
Incorrect.
This answer choice only partly corrects the original sentence and is grammatically incorrect: the pronoun them refers to one but does not agree with it as one is singular and them is plural.
The pronoun one agrees with itself only.
(E) his passport with him constantly
Incorrect.
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect and repeats the original Pronoun error. The pronouns his and him can refer to human male nouns, but there's no such noun in the sentence.
The pronoun one agrees with itself only.
General Discussion
13 Sep 2021, 02:27
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My answer is (C). It took me 17 seconds.
"One" should be paired with "one's". Eliminate (A) and (E).
Then eliminate (B) and (D) for the use of "them".
(C) remains after elimination. No glaring issue found in (C).
"One" should be paired with "one's". Eliminate (A) and (E).
Then eliminate (B) and (D) for the use of "them".
(C) remains after elimination. No glaring issue found in (C).
