Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the following sentence.
The new employee was quickly promoted due to their hard work and dedication.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. due to his hard work and dedication.
"Their" is plural and used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun when the gender of the person is unknown or unspecified.
"Employee" is singular, so the pronoun referring to the employee should also be singular.
"His" correctly matches a singular male subject.
Hence, the correct sentence is:- "The new employee was quickly promoted due to his hard work and dedication.