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Pronoun Agreement

1. The company has two openings in the budget office, but __________ will not advertise for help yet.

they
Incorrect! The collective noun is acting as a single unit (notice the verb 'has'), so the pronoun should be singular.
it
Correct!

2. The class eagerly awaited the bell, knowing __________ summers would actually begin when the bell rang.

their
Correct!
its
Incorrect! The class members are being referred to (notice plural summers), so a plural pronoun is needed.

3. My family eats __________ breakfast at Grandma's house every Saturday morning.

its
Correct!
our
Incorrect! The collective noun is acting as a single unit (notice the verb 'eats'), so the pronoun should be singular.