Civil Service Exam (Professional)· Civil Service Commission
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choices
- AEach of the students have submitted their project.
- BEvery of the students has submitted their project.
- CEach of the students has submitted his project.Correct
- DEach of the students are submitting his project.
Answer
Each of the students has submitted his project.
"Each" is grammatically singular, requiring a singular verb ("has") and singular pronoun ("his" or "his/her") - even when followed by a plural noun in a prepositional phrase.
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