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Response and Rationale for Writing Subtest Sample Question #42

Answer: Each girl scout and her mother is asked to take her seat.

 

Rationale: An exception to the compound antecedent rule occurs when the compound follows the word “each.” In this case, the pronoun is singular. If the compound antecedent had followed the word “every,” then the pronoun would have been the plural “their.”

 

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