Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 81%
Entry Exam
What word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? Whoever wrote the letter forgot to sign their name.
Correct answer
C
Rationale
The word 'their' is used incorrectly in the sentence. 'Their' is a plural possessive pronoun, but in this case, it should be 'his or her' to match the singular 'whoever'. The correct usage should be 'Whoever wrote the letter forgot to sign his or her name.' Using 'their' here creates a subject-verb agreement error because 'whoever' is singular. It's important to maintain agreement between subject pronouns and possessive pronouns for clarity and grammatical correctness.