All students must pay ____ tuition by the deadline to avoid a service charge.

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Pronoun-antecedent agreement requires matching number and person: "students" is plural, so the possessive pronoun must also be plural. The correct possessive pronoun here is "their."

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement: a pronoun must agree in number (singular/plural) and person with its antecedent.  
- Possessive pronouns: my/our/your/his/her/its/their.  
- Gender-neutral language: "their" serves as a plural possessive and is commonly used for gender inclusivity; "his or her" is grammatically correct but wordier.

2. Step-by-step reasoning
- Identify the antecedent: "All students" — plural noun phrase.  
- Determine the grammatical role of the missing word: it must be a possessive pronoun modifying "tuition" (i.e., whose tuition?).  
- Select a possessive pronoun that is plural to agree with "students." The plural possessive pronoun among the choices is "their."

3. Intermediate steps (grammatical checks)
- Try singular possessive: "All students must pay his tuition..." — incorrect number agreement and assumes male gender.  
- Try "her" — incorrect number/gender.  
- Try "its" — used for non-person entities, not appropriate for people.  
- Try "their" — plural possessive, matches "students" and is gender-neutral.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
"Their" correctly agrees in number with the plural antecedent "students" and indicates possession of "tuition." It is concise, natural, and inclusive.

5. Why other possible options are incorrect
- "His" or "her": singular and gender-specific; do not agree with plural "students."  
- "His or her": grammatically possible but awkward and unnecessary when antecedent is plural.  
- "Its": refers to non-human antecedents.  
- Omitting the pronoun ("pay tuition") is grammatical but changes the sentence structure and does not fill the possessive blank.

6. Conclusion
The correct word is "their," matching the provided answer.

All students must pay ____ tuition by the deadline to avoid a service charge.Single choice

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