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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. All the young boys and girls / in
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    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
    All the young boys and girls / in the family / will try his luck / in the card games tonight.

    A.

    All the young boys and girls

    B.

    in the card games tonight

    C.

    will try his luck

    D.

    in the family

    Correct option is C

    Option (c) contains an error.
    Explanation: The sentence talks about “all the young boys and girls”, which is plural. Therefore, the pronoun “his” should be replaced by the plural “their”.
    Correct sentence: All the young boys and girls will try their luck in the card games tonight.
    Grammatical Rule Used:
    Pronoun must agree in number and gender with the noun it refers to. For plural subjects, plural pronouns like “their” should be used.
    Example:
    All students submitted their books.
    Information Booster:
    Use singular pronouns (his/her) only when subject is singular or general (e.g., “Each student…”).

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