Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Every soldier and every officer was in their place.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. their place
- Their will be replaced with his.
- The pronoun must be singular in number when two singular nouns are joined by and are preceded by each or every.
The correct sentence is-
Every soldier and every officer was in his place.